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Author : Gopher Tortoise Council. Meeting
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Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book Gopher Tortoise Habitat Management, Strategies and Options written by Gopher Tortoise Council. Meeting and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ray E. Ashton
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1561647810
Total Pages : 73 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (616 download)
Download or read book The Gopher Tortoise written by Ray E. Ashton and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-08-28 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full-color book for children ages 10 and up. Details the life of the gopher tortoise and how it is tied in with other animals. Also discusses how the encroachment into the gopher tortoise's habitat is affecting the environment and the tortoise.
Author : Wendell A. Neal
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Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Gopher Tortoise, Gopherus Polyphemus, Recovery Plan written by Wendell A. Neal and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kristan Marie Nicole Raymond
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Book Rating : 4.:/5 (38 download)
Download or read book Determining Habitat Preferences of the Juvenile Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus Polyphemus) Using Spatially Modeled Vegetation on a Central Florida Sandhill written by Kristan Marie Nicole Raymond and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABSTRACT: Public and private conservation areas are becoming increasingly important to the continued survival of the gopher tortoise, making it imperative that land managers know the specific habitat requirements of juvenile gopher tortoises because recruitment is key to species persistence. Little is currently known about environmental factors that underlie hatchling and juvenile survival and recruitment in gopher tortoise populations. Because of the short duration and distance of juvenile tortoise foraging journeys, food availability, thermoregulatory conditions, and refugia near the burrow may considerably affect juvenile growth and survival. This two-year study of a central Florida sandhill examines the spatial relationship between juvenile gopher tortoise burrows and the surrounding habitat. Gopher tortoise burrow positions, activity, and width were recorded in four complete surveys of the 4-hectare study area. Coincident with three of the burrow surveys, vegetation and structural habitat characteristics, such as forb and canopy cover, were surveyed in a uniform grid design. Vegetation cover was reclassified using habitat suitability functions (HSFs) derived from qualitative literature values and combined into habitat suitability indices (HSIs) to model the relationships between habitat variables and the likelihood of juvenile gopher tortoise presence. Chi-squared tests and spatial point pattern analysis were used to validate and identify well-forming models. In general, the best performing HSI models for the juvenile gopher tortoise were those that incorporated all three gopher tortoise life requisites in a compensatory relationship (geometric mean): thermoregulation (total high canopy, bare ground, or litter), predation (oak mid-canopy), and food (forb or wiregrass). The models could be improved by using the observed relative abundance of juvenile burrows in each vegetation cover class to modify the HSFs. These methods will help identify habitat characteristics associated with active juvenile gopher tortoise burrows that can be used by public and private land managers to improve existing tortoise habitat and to identify high-quality habitat for future preserves.
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Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Desert Tortoise Habitat Management on the Public Lands written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 4 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (946 download)
Download or read book Forest Management Practices to Enhance Habitat for the Gopher Tortoise written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Desert Tortoise Habitat Management written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christopher Olbrych
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Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (961 download)
Download or read book Modeling Burrow Choice in Gopherus Polyphemus written by Christopher Olbrych and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gopher tortoise populations, declining due to habitat fragmentation and degradation, are in need of revised management practices that take into account the individual site’s needs and limitations. The site of concern in this research is the Greenway in Jupiter, FL, which is suffering habitat degradation due to overgrowth driven by a lack of controlled burns or alternative management methods on site. A simple econometric model is developed characterizing the effects of environmental factors that influence the occupancy of burrows by gopher tortoises. A greater understanding of environmental factors affecting gopher tortoise habitat will allow land management practices to best meet the needs of this keystone species at the Greenway nature area.
Author : Stacy Lynn Kinard
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Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (34 download)
Download or read book Vegetative Relationships Found in Gopher Tortoise Habitat and the Potential Effects of Regulatory Tortoise Management on Wood Availability written by Stacy Lynn Kinard and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)
Download or read book National Forests in Florida (N.F), USDA Forest Service and State of Florida Land Exchange written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Florida. Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
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Total Pages : 6 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (875 download)
Download or read book A Landowner's Guide Managing Habitat for Gopher Tortoises on Private Lands written by Florida. Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Laurie Ann Macdonald
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Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book Reintroduction of Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus Polyphemus) to Reclaimed Phosphate Land written by Laurie Ann Macdonald and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ray E. Ashton
Publisher : Krieger Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9781575241623
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (416 download)
Download or read book The Natural History and Management of the Gopher Tortoise Gopherus Polyphemus (Daudin) written by Ray E. Ashton and published by Krieger Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook is the first book on tortoise management and research techniques that can be applied to any species. It is designed to be the manual that can serve for certification for various institutions and State and Federal agencies. Many tricks of the trade on how to count burrows, excavate, and trap tortoises are given based on the 20 years of experience of the Ashtons. No other publication currently exists that brings together all the methods and techniques for tortoise management which can be used with other tortoises and turtles. Students and environmental consultants working with gopher tortoises and other upland species will find this handbook indispensable.
Author : Dr David Mitchell
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Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (855 download)
Download or read book Gopher Tortoise written by Dr David Mitchell and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-12 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gopher tortoises specially designed front legs allow them to dig deep into the ground, creating homes for themselves and for dozens of other species that might not survive without them. These tortoises do immeasurable good to their habitat by sifting soil and moving minerals to the surface. They also help to spread seeds so that new plants can grow. As they read, kids will learn to appreciate this quiet, helpful creature.Why is the gopher tortoise called a "keystone species?" How can you tell if a newborn gopher tortoise will be male or female? How fast does a gopher tortoise travel? Why does the gopher tortoise sometimes need to drink water only once a week? The answer to these questions and more is found in this book full of pictures about the endangered gopher tortoise. The rhyming verses make it fun for children of all ages to learn about this wildlife species, that helps more than 360 other wildlife species to exist.
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Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (119 download)
Download or read book Gopher Tortoise Permitting Guidelines, Gopherus Polyphemus written by and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This permit system has been designed to help accomplish all four objectives of the Gopher Tortoise Management Plan by providing incentives to landowners to manage their habitat for gopher tortoises, tortoise commensals, and other native wildlife species; providing incentives to responsibly relocate and restock tortoises to protected, managed lands rather than unprotected sites; providing a new permitting system that does not allow entombment of tortoises; and providing a permitting system with regulation and enforcement sufficient to ensure compliance with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) guidelines and rules.
Author : Abigail V. Lavallin
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Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (11 download)
Download or read book An Investigation of Habitat Suitability Factors and Their Interactions for Predicting Gopher Tortoise Habitat written by Abigail V. Lavallin and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis evaluates the interaction between four habitat factors vital to the gopher tortoise in Florida. Federally and state listed as threatened throughout its entire range, the gopher tortoise is vital to protect, not only for itself individually but its burrows provide an essential habitat to over 300 species making it a key stone species within its environment. Historic habitat modeling methods are reviewed for the gopher tortoise to highlight the gap on this topic. This research expanded on the methods utilized by Baskaran et al. (2006) evaluating the soil, landcover, percentage of canopy cover and the depth to water table habitat factors key to the gopher tortoise. Statistical analysis was used to establish the interactions using a regression type analysis of the presence/absence data relative to the four factors. A probability map for the study site was then computed from the results. The Analysis of Deviance results for the statistical model with land cover type as an independent variable and a 3-way interaction term for the other factors found that the land cover term was significant as an independent variable and the 3-way interaction of the other 3 habitat factors was significant. This result demonstrates that there is in fact an interaction between the habitat factors influencing the location of gopher tortoises. This finding is significant in future gopher tortoise research as it indicates that habitat factors evaluated individually may not be as important as the interactions between the factors. By understanding the interactions between the habitat factors, the FWC can work alongside other agencies to increase and improve these key habitat areas preventing them from destruction. The map results also help pinpoint those fragmented potential habitat sites which are most at risk from full destruction and loss allowing agencies the work on protecting and expanding the suitable habitat landscape in order to enhance and restore the gopher tortoise populations residing there, helping them to maintain the gopher tortoises function as a keystone species
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Total Pages : 928 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)
Download or read book De Soto National Forest (N.F.), Renewal of Special Use Permit for Military Activities on the De Soto National Forest and Implementation of Installation Mission Support Activies at Camp Shelby, Mississippi written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
