Metabolic and respiratory status of stranded juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (caretta caretta):66 cases (2008-2009)

Abstract

To document venous blood gas, acid-base, and plasma biochemical values for stranded juvenile loggerhead turtles at admission to a rehabilitation facility, compare these values among stranding causes, investigate differences in these values for turtles that survived versus those that died, and establish the baseline values for successfully rehabilitated loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta).