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Demographics Activity And Habitat Selection Of The Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene C Carolina In West Virginia
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Book Synopsis Demographics, Activity, and Habitat Selection of the Eastern Box Turtle (terrapene C. Carolina) in West Virginia by : Justin Adam Weiss
Download or read book Demographics, Activity, and Habitat Selection of the Eastern Box Turtle (terrapene C. Carolina) in West Virginia written by Justin Adam Weiss and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Hibernacula Site Selection of the Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene C. Carolina, in a West Virginia Population by : Benjamin Owen Koester
Download or read book Hibernacula Site Selection of the Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene C. Carolina, in a West Virginia Population written by Benjamin Owen Koester and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Influence of Season and Sex on Terrapene C. Carolina (Eastern Box Turtle) Movements by : Nathalie Caroline Aall
Download or read book Influence of Season and Sex on Terrapene C. Carolina (Eastern Box Turtle) Movements written by Nathalie Caroline Aall and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis SPATIAL ECOLOGY OF EASTERN BOX TURTLES (TERRAPENE C. CAROLINA) IN THE OAK OPENINGS REGION OF NORTHWESTERN OHIO by : Matthew D. Cross
Download or read book SPATIAL ECOLOGY OF EASTERN BOX TURTLES (TERRAPENE C. CAROLINA) IN THE OAK OPENINGS REGION OF NORTHWESTERN OHIO written by Matthew D. Cross and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene c. carolina) have experienced range-wide declines as the result of extensive habitat loss, fragmentation, and alteration. The Oak Openings Region of northwestern Ohio is a biodiversity hotspot that exists in a highly fragmented landscape and provides a unique case study from which to examine the effects of anthropogenic disturbance on Eastern Box Turtles. In an effort to inform management and conservation efforts in the Oak Openings Region, I initiated a radio-telemetry project with the following objectives: 1) examine the spatial ecology of Eastern Box Turtles over several years to understand how they interact with their habitat in an area as unique as the Oak Openings Region, 2) develop predictive models depicting the temporal distributions of Eastern Box Turtles, 3) examine the impacts of one of the most common management tools in the Oak Openings Region, prescribed fire, on Eastern Box Turtles, and 4) evaluate pattern-recognition software as a low-cost alternative of identifying individual Eastern Box Turtles. Turtles at my study site exhibited larger home ranges than previously reported for this species as well as hierarchical habitat selection at multiple scales. Predicted distributions followed phenological shifts in habitat use and were influenced primarily by habitat type and canopy cover. Prescribed fires have the potential to have a devastating effect on box turtle populations, but management activities that take box turtle ecology into account will minimize these impacts while maintaining a critical disturbance regime. Computer-assisted photo-recognition has a great deal of potential as a supplemental method of identifying box turtles and provides a low-cost means of incorporating citizen science data into mark-recapture studies. My work suggests that conservation for Eastern Box Turtles in the Oak Openings Region should focus on maintenance and restoration of remaining box turtle habitat, connectivity between critical habitat patches, and altering burn regimes to minimize negative effects on box turtles while still meeting ecosystem-level management objectives.
Book Synopsis Habitat, Home Range and Population Study of the Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene Carolina) by : Lynette Hallgren-Scaffidi
Download or read book Habitat, Home Range and Population Study of the Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene Carolina) written by Lynette Hallgren-Scaffidi and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Habitat Selection of Hatchling Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene Carolina Carolina) Including Relevant Ecological Information by : Marc Anthony Rivadeneyra
Download or read book Habitat Selection of Hatchling Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene Carolina Carolina) Including Relevant Ecological Information written by Marc Anthony Rivadeneyra and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding habitat use and movement patterns of hatchling Terepene carolina carolina (Eastern Box Turtles) may be critical to guide conservation efforts, since very little is known about this early life-history stage. I primarily investigated post-emergence movements and habitat associations of T. carolina hatchlings up until hibernation. This study will also address other ecological aspects of the box turtles such as nesting and hibernation. Radio-telemetry was used to relocate ten hatchlings every other day for three months at a research site located in Hamden, Connecticut. Distance moved (in meters), direction (in degrees) and vegetation (percent coverage estimates in one meter plots) were measured at every observation. As part of the observation, two random plots of equal distance from the previous location were also measured. Clutch sizes ranged from a single egg to seven eggs and all nests were located in an open area composed mostly of circumneutral sandy substrates (pH range from 5.96 to 7.63). Mean length of incubation ranged from 83 to 97 days, and on average the hatch success rate was 64%. Hatchlings spent a majority of their time in open fields in plots having lower light intensity (P 0.001), less bare ground (P = 0.003), more leaf litter (P = 0.041), more thatch (P = 0.009), contained more Rubus (P 0.001), and/or thicker grasses (P = 0.002) than random plots. Distance moved between observations ranged from 0 to 52.7 m and all hatchling movements appear to have been in a north/northeast direction. Most hatchlings began hibernating between the 8th and 11th of October, which correlates with the first frost of the season. All hatchlings emerged from hibernation the week of the last frost (April 6th) and average hibernation was 150 days. Eastern box turtles are of conservation concern, and habitat requirements as well as movement should be considered in management decisions. My data suggests that these hatchlings traveled directionally after leaving the nest and sought concealing vegetation cover. Knowing potential movement patterns and characteristics of a habitat that hatchlings seek out is critical in guiding future management and conservation decisions.
Book Synopsis Genetic Differentiation of Selected Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene Carolina) Populations in Fragmented Habitats, and a Comparison of Road-based Mortality Rates to Population Size by : Susan Hagood
Download or read book Genetic Differentiation of Selected Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene Carolina) Populations in Fragmented Habitats, and a Comparison of Road-based Mortality Rates to Population Size written by Susan Hagood and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Head-start Juvenile and Adult Resident Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene Carolina Carolina) by : Amberly Moon
Download or read book Head-start Juvenile and Adult Resident Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene Carolina Carolina) written by Amberly Moon and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) is one of the most common reptiles in North America, but is soon to be threatened due to increased urbanization, disease, and the pet and food trades. In order to assist resource managers in choosing suitable sites for relocation studies, more information on the winter ecology of this species is necessary. We examined the temperature tolerance, microhabitat and degree of philopatry to hibernacula for juvenile and adult E. box turtles for two consecutive winters in Charles City Co, VA. The turtles were tracked via radio telemetry to record point locations during the active and inactive seasons. iButton data loggers were attached to each turtle to record temperature throughout winter. Vegetation data were collected and analyzed to determine if there are microhabitat differences between adult and juvenile turtles, and between occupied and random plots. Philopatry to wintering hibernacula was determined by measurements in the field and using ArcGIS. Adults had significantly higher minimum temperatures than juveniles during the first winter (P=0.027), but not during the second winter (P=0.327). Shrub and canopy cover were marginally higher for random plots than for occupied turtle hibernacula plots (P=0.066 and P=0.092, respectively); however there were no significant differences for any of the vegetation variables between adults and juveniles. Some of the turtles demonstrated site fidelity of their hibernacula. The temperature data from this study suggests that juveniles may have poorer hibernacula selection and therefore lower minimum temperatures compared with adults, but this was not seen in our second season suggesting that juvenile turtles may learn to choose better hibernacula or to dig deeper. The difference in findings for the two winters could be attributed to illness by several of the turtles the first winter, by increased maturity in the juveniles the second winter or by the significant difference in ambient temperature for the two winters (P=0.0001). Juveniles do not differ from adults in microhabitat selection, therefore resource managers may not need to plan differently for juveniles and adults in relocation studies. We also conclude that both age groups of T. c. carolina exhibit site fidelity of hibernacula.
Book Synopsis Population Genetics of the Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene C. Carolina by : Steven James Andrew Kimble
Download or read book Population Genetics of the Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene C. Carolina written by Steven James Andrew Kimble and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Turtles of the United States and Canada by : Carl H. Ernst
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 Synopsis Health and Welfare of Captive Reptiles by : Clifford Warwick
Download or read book Health and Welfare of Captive Reptiles written by Clifford Warwick and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-01-24 with total page 637 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extensively revised and expanded new edition offers concepts, principles and applied information that relates to the wellbeing of reptiles. As a manual on health and welfare in a similar vein to volumes addressing the sciences of anatomy, behaviour or psychology, this book thoroughly examines the biology of reptile welfare and is about meeting biological needs. The editors, acknowledged experts in their own right, have once again drawn together an extremely impressive international group of contributors. Positive and negative implications of general husbandry and research programs are discussed. In addition to greatly revised original content are nine new chapters offering readers novel insight into: • sensory systems • social behaviour • brain and cognition • controlled deprivation and enrichment • effects of captivity-imposed noise and light disturbance on welfare • spatial and thermal factors• evidential thresholds for species suitability in captivity • record keeping as an aid to captive care • arbitrary husbandry practices and misconceptions The authors have adopted a user-friendly writing style to accommodate a broad readership. Although primarily aimed at academic professionals, this comprehensive volume is fundamentally a biology book that will also inform all involved in captive reptile husbandry. Among others, zoo personnel, herpetologists, veterinarians, lab animal scientists, and expert readers in animal welfare and behavioural studies will benefit from this updated work.
Book Synopsis Population, Growth and Thermal Ecology of the Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene Carolina Carolina (L.), in Fairfax County, Virginia by : Timothy P. Boucher
Download or read book Population, Growth and Thermal Ecology of the Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene Carolina Carolina (L.), in Fairfax County, Virginia written by Timothy P. Boucher and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Microenvironmental Aspects of Habitat Selection in the Three-toed Box Turtle, Terrapene Carolina Triunguis by : Douglas Patrick Reagan
Download or read book Microenvironmental Aspects of Habitat Selection in the Three-toed Box Turtle, Terrapene Carolina Triunguis written by Douglas Patrick Reagan and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Maryland Amphibian and Reptile Atlas by : Heather R. Cunningham
Download or read book The Maryland Amphibian and Reptile Atlas written by Heather R. Cunningham and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2018-11-26 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive resource for finding, identifying, and conserving Maryland’s amphibians and reptiles. Naturalists, herpetologists, and ecologists alike agree that tracking herpetofauna is a challenging undertaking. Scientists are concerned about the decline of once-familiar species, but evidence has often been too anecdotal to support firm conclusions. To better understand the distribution of amphibians and reptiles in Maryland and forecast species' futures in a time of accelerated environmental threats, conducting a comprehensive statewide survey updating 1970s-era distribution maps seemed ideal. However, this endeavor was of an impossibly ambitious scope for scientists alone to tackle. Enter the Maryland Amphibian and Reptile Atlas project, comprising nearly a thousand dedicated citizen scientists who discovered and recorded the locations of herpetofauna throughout every corner of Maryland. In The Maryland Amphibian and Reptile Atlas, Heather R. Cunningham and Nathan H. Nazdrowicz present the findings of this massive undertaking. This definitive guide combines nearly 160 comprehensive new herpetological maps with historical distribution maps and in-depth species accounts. Color photos illustrate the natural history of the 89 species of frogs, salamanders, turtles, snakes, and lizards that call the state home. Essays discuss historical studies, the effects of Maryland's current climate, geology, and habitat diversity—and the myriad conservation issues these animals face. This richly detailed book represents a triumph of citizen science and the culmination of an intensive research partnership. It will appeal to both amateurs and professionals interested in herpetology, natural history, or ecology, as well as those with a special interest in Maryland's biodiversity.
Book Synopsis A Radio-telemetric Study of the Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene Carolina Carolina) by : Dennis P. Quinn
Download or read book A Radio-telemetric Study of the Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene Carolina Carolina) written by Dennis P. Quinn and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Nest-site Selection in the Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene Carolina Carolina, in a Population in Central Illinois by : Beth Flitz
Download or read book Nest-site Selection in the Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene Carolina Carolina, in a Population in Central Illinois written by Beth Flitz and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Population Dynamics of the Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene Carolina Carolina) in the Maryville College Woods, Maryville, Tennessee by : Valerie Whitehead
Download or read book Population Dynamics of the Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene Carolina Carolina) in the Maryville College Woods, Maryville, Tennessee written by Valerie Whitehead and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A population of box turtles is known to exist in a small (57 ha) woodlot in eastern Tennessee known as the Maryville College Woods, Maryville College Campus, Maryville, Tennessee. Searches for turtles were conducted by foot from May 2016 to August 2017, as well as the use of turtle sniffing dogs. All turtles were measured and marked to obtain morphometric data. Turtles spaced across the woods were tagged with radio transmitters and tracked to gather information about home range and activity. A total of 109 turtles were marked and used in this study, providing a gender ratio of 67M:36F. Juveniles made up 14% of the study population, suggesting a healthy, reproductively active population. There were two observed mating events, but no nesting events observed during the study. Average morphometric data resulted in an average plastron width 66.65 mm (SD=13.12 mm), average plastron length 108.86 (SD=16.13 mm), average carapace width 86.87 (SD= 17.72 mm), average carapace length 118.08 (SD=24.02 mm), average shell height 52.69 mm (SD=52.69 mm), average circumference 24.60 cm (SD=4.58 cm), and average mass 341.40 g 2 (SD=129.16 g) (table 2). Males had significantly larger carapace widths (p=0.0002), carapace length (p=0.003), plastron width (p=0.0006), plastron length (p=0.00002), circumference (p=0.0006), shell height (p=0.05), and mass (p=0.0005) than females. A Lincoln-Peterson mark-recapture analysis estimated that the abundance of the box turtle population in the Maryville College woods is 588 turtles; 10 turtles per hectare. Average home range size was 0.74 hectares, with no significant difference (p=0.87) in home range size of males and females. These results, which suggest a thriving, healthy, and reproductively active population, indicate a need for conservation and future study. Future research should focus on ecology of the Maryville College Woods, Maryville, Tennessee to determine what it is that has kept this population here or cause them to come here. This knowledge would provide necessary information for their ongoing conservation." -- from abstract
