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Book Habitat Usage  Movement Patterns  and Home Range Size of Wood Turtles  Glyptemys Insculpta  in a Suburban Habitat

Download or read book Habitat Usage Movement Patterns and Home Range Size of Wood Turtles Glyptemys Insculpta in a Suburban Habitat written by Jessica Williams and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Fine scale Habitat Use and Movement of Wood Turtles  Glyptemys Insculpta  in the Northwoods of Maine and Vermont

Download or read book Fine scale Habitat Use and Movement of Wood Turtles Glyptemys Insculpta in the Northwoods of Maine and Vermont written by Sierra R. Marchacos and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Turtles of the United States and Canada

Download or read book Turtles of the United States and Canada written by Carl H. Ernst and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2009-06-15 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner, 2011 Book Award, The Wildlife Society2009 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice Ernst and Lovich’s thoroughly revised edition of this classic reference provides the most updated information ever assembled on the natural histories of North American turtles. From diminutive mud turtles to giant alligator snappers, two of North America’s most prominent experts describe the turtles that live in the fresh, brackish, and marine waters north of Mexico. Incorporating the explosion of new scientific information published on turtles over the past fifteen years—including the identification of four new species—Ernst and Lovich supply comprehensive coverage of all fifty-eight species, with discussions of conservation status and recovery efforts. Each species account contains information on identification, genetics, fossil record, distribution, geographic variation, habitat, behavior, reproduction, biology, growth and longevity, food habits, populations, predators, and conservation status. The book includes range maps for freshwater and terrestrial species, a glossary of scientific names, an extensive bibliography for further research, and an index to scientific and common names. Logically organized and richly illustrated—with more than two hundred color photographs and fifty-two maps—Turtles of the United States and Canada remains the standard for libraries, museums, nature centers, field biologists, and professional and amateur herpetologists alike.

Book Navigating the Thermal Landscape

Download or read book Navigating the Thermal Landscape written by Geoffrey Norman Hughes and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thermal ecology studies of ectotherms, like turtles, have typically focused on a species' thermal preferences and tolerances, or on thermoregulation site selections; only recently have landscape-scale thermal ecology studies been performed. I examined the spatial and nesting ecology of wood turtles in Sudbury District of Ontario, Canada, in a thermal context. I also measured the thermal impacts of natural resource extraction on wood turtle habitat. Wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) cover a wide variety of terrestrial and aquatic habitats during their annual cycle, making them ideal for thermo-spatial studies. I tracked movements and thermal use of 15 radio-tagged adult turtles during the active season, comparing their selections to temperature monitoring stations spread in an array across the study area, to determine if the turtles are navigating a thermal landscape. Temperature had minimal influence on home range-scale movements, but possibly influenced movements at a smaller spatial scale. I compared the thermal landscape (using thermal imagery), soil moisture, and grain size distribution of 3 nesting beaches to determine the strongest predictor of nest-searching behaviour. Temperature range appeared to be an important cue, but females were apparently using a suite of cues to select their nest sites. I mapped the thermal landscapes of six sites: two relatively undisturbed wood turtle habitat sites, two recently-harvested forestry sites, and two active gravel pits, to find the effects of resource harvesting on wood turtle habitat. The undisturbed sites were cooler and less variable than the disturbed sites, and provided higher-quality thermal habitat. My results support the findings of previous studies: that temperature is a stronger driver of turtle behaviour at the micro-habitat scale than the home range scale, and that soil temperature co-varies with soil structural variables at the micro-habitat scale. The data from the habitat mapping provide useful information for conservation efforts when mitigating or rehabilitating wood turtle habitat.

Book Status Report on the Wood Turtle  Clemmys Insculpta  in Canada

Download or read book Status Report on the Wood Turtle Clemmys Insculpta in Canada written by Jacqueline Danielle Litzgus and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assesses the conservation status of Clemmys insculpta, the wood turtle, which ranges discontinuously in north-eastern North America and is confined to specific habitats associated with streams. Information is included on the turtle's geographic distribution in Canada and the United States, population size and trends, protection status, habitat, general biology, factors limiting the turtle population size and distribution, and the special significance of the species. Concludes with brief discussion of the current consensus regarding the status of the species and a recommendation for designation of the species as vulnerable.

Book Spatial Ecology  Population Structure  and Conservation of the Wood Turtle  Glyptemys Insculpta  in Central New England

Download or read book Spatial Ecology Population Structure and Conservation of the Wood Turtle Glyptemys Insculpta in Central New England written by Michael T. Jones and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Seasonal Movements  Habitat Usage  Home Range  and Conservation of Spotted Turtles  Clemmys Guttata  in Southern New Hampshire

Download or read book Seasonal Movements Habitat Usage Home Range and Conservation of Spotted Turtles Clemmys Guttata in Southern New Hampshire written by Matthew G. Hinderliter and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Download or read book Chelonian Conservation and Biology written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Wood Turtle Ecology and Management Strategies in a Landscape Under Active Agriculture

Download or read book Wood Turtle Ecology and Management Strategies in a Landscape Under Active Agriculture written by Shaylyn Wallace and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I investigated the habitat selection of wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) in a landscape within active agriculture and assessed the risk of agricultural practices. I tracked 23 wood turtles and recorded their habitat use versus availability on a 3rd and 4th order scale. I found that wood turtles preferred fields over the forest and that hay fields are likely an attractant to wood turtles due to high food availability and low canopy cover. Wood turtles used the hayfields during the hay harvest season, and stayed close to field edges. I monitored the movement response of wood turtles as they were approached by agricultural machinery and found that most turtles could not successfully escape the mower. My study shows that agriculture poses a high risk to wood turtles in an agricultural landscape and management strategies are necessary to prevent populations from extirpation.

Book Habitat Selection  Nesting Ecology  and Mating Behavior of the Wood Turtle  Glyptemys Insculpta

Download or read book Habitat Selection Nesting Ecology and Mating Behavior of the Wood Turtle Glyptemys Insculpta written by Alexandra T. Vlk and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This thesis focuses primarily on a disturbed wood turtle population located in Otsego County, NY with comparisons to turtles in protected sistes located in Putnam County, NY and CT and Sussex County, NJ." -- Preface.

Book Habitat Selection by Wood Turtle  Glyptemys Insculpta  in New Jersey

Download or read book Habitat Selection by Wood Turtle Glyptemys Insculpta in New Jersey written by Natalie Sherwood and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Movements  Growth  and Habitat Use of Headstarted and Wild caught Juvenile Wood Turtles  glyptemys Inscultra  in Parklands of Southeastern New York

Download or read book Movements Growth and Habitat Use of Headstarted and Wild caught Juvenile Wood Turtles glyptemys Inscultra in Parklands of Southeastern New York written by Marnie Miller-Keas and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Habitat Use and Spatial Ecology of Blanding s Turtle  Emydoidea Blandingii  on Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge  Mound City  Missouri

Download or read book Habitat Use and Spatial Ecology of Blanding s Turtle Emydoidea Blandingii on Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge Mound City Missouri written by Lisa Marie Lehnhoff and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Home Range and Habitat Use of Juvenile Green Turtles in a Shallow Tidal Environment

Download or read book Home Range and Habitat Use of Juvenile Green Turtles in a Shallow Tidal Environment written by Meagan Gary and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The home range can be further understood by examining: (1) environmental factors that are responsible for its selection, and (2) habitat use. Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) home ranges are characterized by their food abundance, distribution, and quality. The shallow water habitats of The Bahamas are important foraging sites for juvenile green turtle. The goal of this study was to determine how turtles use their home range at a tidal foraging site. I tracked turtle home range using acoustic telemetry. I conducted esophageal lavage on tracked turtles and mapped the vegetation coverage. Turtle home ranges were small, and often overlapping areas (mean ± SD= 0.64 ± 0.24 km2). Turtles consumed primarily seagrass (Thalassia testudinum), which was concentrated inside the tidal creek. This study documented the smallest recorded home ranges of juvenile green turtles and examines the combination of the effects of tide, temperature, and vegetation on green turtle home range.