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A Study Of Head Started Blandings Turtle Emydoidea Blandingii Hatchlings In Kejimkujik National Park
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Book Synopsis A Study of Head Started Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea Blandingii) Hatchlings in Kejimkujik National Park by : Ian Morrison
Download or read book A Study of Head Started Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea Blandingii) Hatchlings in Kejimkujik National Park written by Ian Morrison and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reports a study conducted to: document the movement patterns of young Blandings turtles (Emydoidea blandingii); and identify areas used by young turtles as rearing grounds and hibernation sites. The study area was located in a park in south-western Nova Scotia. The turtles were hand-reared to an age when they could be fitted with radio transmitters and were then released at four sites, three located on small brooks and the fourth at a small pond. All release sites had boggy floodplain areas dominated by shrubs, grasses, and sphagnum moss. Tagged turtles were tracked daily for the first few days after release to determine whether they would move significantly after release. When determined they would not move significantly, they were positioned by telemetry every 3-7 days and recaptured every 3-14 days. Recaptured turtles were measured and examined to determine their condition. Results are presented and discussed related to turtle survival, movement, predation, behaviour, and habitat use.
Book Synopsis Comparitive Growth and Movement Analysis of Headstarted Blanding's Turtles (Emydoidea Blandingii) at Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site of Canada by : Nicole Denise d'Entremont
Download or read book Comparitive Growth and Movement Analysis of Headstarted Blanding's Turtles (Emydoidea Blandingii) at Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site of Canada written by Nicole Denise d'Entremont and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an estimated population of 350 adults, the population of Blanding's turtles in Nova Scotia is listed as Endangered both federally and provincially. Headstarting is used in Nova Scotia as part of the recovery program and is designed to improve the survivorship of turtles at an early life history stage. In 2009 and 2010, the largest Blanding's turtle headstarting effort to date in Nova Scotia was undertaken with eggs collected from Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site (KNP). These eggs were incubated and hatched at Oaklawn Zoo, Aylesford, Nova Scotia, and the hatchlings were subsequently raised in captivity for two years. A total of 154 headstarted turtles were re-introduced into KNP during the summers of 2011 and 2012. A total of 29 headstarted turtles released at Atkins Brook were tracked using radio telemetry to study growth and movement. For comparative purposes, 7 wild incubated turtles were also collected and tagged for radio tracking. Turtles were tracked weekly from April to November 2012 to collect movement data and were measured the first week of every month. For the purpose of analysis, turtles were divided into 4 groups: 2009-headstarts, 2010-headstarts, wild (3yrs), and wild (5-7). A pairwise comparison found a difference in movement rates between groups. Wild (5-7) turtles were found to have higher movement rates than all other groups (P
Book Synopsis National Recovery Plan for Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea Blandingii) Nova Scotia Population by : RENEW (Canada)
Download or read book National Recovery Plan for Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea Blandingii) Nova Scotia Population written by RENEW (Canada) and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This plan has been prepared to define recovery actions necessary to protect and recover the Nova Scotia population of Blanding's turtle. The introduction presents background on the conservation status of the species and the biology of Blanding's turtle in Nova Scotia. Section 2 discusses factors affecting the vulnerability of the species, the role of the turtle in the Nova Scotia Atlantic interior ecosystem, and the recovery potential of the species. Section 3 outlines the recovery plan, including goals & objectives, strategies, and a sequence of actions. Additional information is provided for each step of the plan: determination of habitat requirements and availability, implementation of habitat protection, clarifying understanding of the turtle's life history, stabilizing population age structure through increased recruitment, investigating population genetics, and providing data storage and access. The final section contains a plan implementation schedule.
Book Synopsis Headstarting Blanding's Turtles (Emydoidea Blandingii) in Nova Scotia by : Lilianne Marie Arsenault
Download or read book Headstarting Blanding's Turtles (Emydoidea Blandingii) in Nova Scotia written by Lilianne Marie Arsenault and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis Climate Change and Canada's National Park System by : Roger Suffling
Download or read book Climate Change and Canada's National Park System written by Roger Suffling and published by Canadian Museum of Civilization/Musee Canadien Des Civilisations. This book was released on 2000 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change, Atlantic parks, great lakes, prairie parks, Western conrdillera parks, pacific parks, arctic parks, ecodistrict, climat normals, temperature, precipitation, cross cutting, vegetation formations, water level.
Book Synopsis Newsletter by : Minnesota Herpetological Society
Download or read book Newsletter written by Minnesota Herpetological Society and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Chelonian Conservation and Biology by :
Download or read book Chelonian Conservation and Biology written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Overwintering Ecology of Head-started Blandingâ S Turtles (Emydoidea Blandingii) in an Artificial Wetland Complex by : Shannon D. Ritchie
Download or read book Overwintering Ecology of Head-started Blandingâ S Turtles (Emydoidea Blandingii) in an Artificial Wetland Complex written by Shannon D. Ritchie and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii), a species at risk, is expected to become extirpated in urban environments without anthropogenic mitigation. Rouge National Urban Park, along with the Toronto Zoo, is working to create wetland habitat, and is supplementing the existing population with head-starts; turtles raised for two years at the Zoo then released into the wild. The selection and availability of appropriate overwintering sites can minimize turtle mortality. This research examined environmental conditions influencing site selection by head-starts in an artificial wetland complex, 2014-2017. Temperature was determined to significantly influence site use by the turtles. Head-starts preferred cold water (2.16 oC Âą 0.37), close to the shore (
Book Synopsis Ecological Physiology of Overwintering in Hatchling Blanding's Turtles (Emydoidea Blandingii) by : Stephen A. Dinkelacker
Download or read book Ecological Physiology of Overwintering in Hatchling Blanding's Turtles (Emydoidea Blandingii) written by Stephen A. Dinkelacker and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These studies address the ability of hatchling Blanding's turtles (Emydoidea blandingii Holbrook, 1838) to overwinter in terrestrial and aquatic environments. Currently, it is not known where these hatchlings overwinter or how they survive different environmental stresses in each habitat. In addition, this is the first on antioxidant responses to freezing and anoxia in hatchling turtles, and survival times during freezing and anoxia among species of turtles. First, cold-hardiness and dehydration resistance were studied to determine if hatchlings could overwinter in a terrestrial environment. Hatchlings were susceptible to dehydration and could not rely on supercooling because of a lack of resistance to inoculation. However, hatchlings had a well developed ability to survive freezing at -3.5°C for 72 h. If hatchlings overwinter in terrestrial environments, they probably overwinter in moist areas that limit dehydration and promote freezing at a high sub-zero temperature. The second study examined whether hatchling Blanding's turtles could overwinter in aquatic habitats. The average survival time was 13 d for hatchlings submerged in anoxic water. Approximately one third of the hatchlings died during 75 d of normoxic submergence, but the cause of mortality was unclear. Mortality during hypoxic submergence was likely caused by metabolic acidosis, which resulted from accumulated lactate. Unlike the case with adult turtles, our hatchlings did not increase plasma calcium and magnesium, nor did they sequester lactate within the shell. Our results suggest that hatchling E. blandingii are not particularly well suited to hibernation in hypoxic aquatic habitats. The third study examined relationships between anoxia tolerance and freeze tolerance among several species of hatchling turtles. Freeze tolerance capacity was not necessarily associated with anoxia tolerance. Although lactate concentrations increased during freezing, they were much lower than the concentrations reached during anoxia. Also, liver catalase activity increased in most species following anoxia and freezing exposure, which suggests that constitutive activities of antioxidants are probably insufficient to metabolize increased reactive oxygen species formation during reoxygenation. In conclusion, although a functional anoxia develops during freezing, the accumulation of lactate does not limit survival.
Book Synopsis Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea Blandingii) Research 1988 Results, 1989 Plans by : Carol J. Dorff
Download or read book Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea Blandingii) Research 1988 Results, 1989 Plans written by Carol J. Dorff and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Biology of Australasian Frogs and Reptiles by : Gordon Clifford Grigg
Download or read book Biology of Australasian Frogs and Reptiles written by Gordon Clifford Grigg and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Amphibians and Reptiles of Nova Scotia by : John Gilhen
Download or read book Amphibians and Reptiles of Nova Scotia written by John Gilhen and published by Halifax : Nova Scotia Museum. This book was released on 1984 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Population Parameters by : Hamish McCallum
Download or read book Population Parameters written by Hamish McCallum and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ecologists and environmental managers rely on mathematical models, both to understand ecological systems and to predict future system behavior. In turn, models rely on appropriate estimates of their parameters. This book brings together a diverse and scattered literature, to provide clear guidance on how to estimate parameters for models of animal populations. It is not a recipe book of statistical procedures. Instead, it concentrates on how to select the best approach to parameter estimation for a particular problem, and how to ensure that the quality estimated is the appropriate one for the specific purpose of the modelling exercise. Commencing with a toolbox of useful generic approaches to parameter estimation, the book deals with methods for estimating parameters for single populations. These parameters include population size, birth and death rates, and the population growth rate. For such parameters, rigorous statistical theory has been developed, and software is readily available. The problem is to select the optimal sampling design and method of analysis. The second part of the book deals with parameters that describe spatial dynamics, and ecological interactions such as competition, predation and parasitism. Here the principle problems are designing appropriate experiments and ensuring that the quantities measured by the experiments are relevant to the ecological models in which they will be used. This book will be essential reading for ecological researchers, postgraduate students and environmental managers who need to address an ecological problem through a population model. It is accessible to anyone with an understanding of basic statistical methods and population ecology. Unique in concentrating on parameter estimation within modelling. Fills a glaring gap in the literature. Not too technical, so suitable for the statistically inept. Methods explained in algebra, but also in worked examples using commonly available computer packages (SAS, GLIM, and some more specialised packages where relvant). Some spreadsheet based examples also included.
Book Synopsis Toxicology of Reptiles by : Susan C. M. Gardner
Download or read book Toxicology of Reptiles written by Susan C. M. Gardner and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toxicology of Reptiles cohesively summarizes much of the cutting-edge research taking place in fields such as reptilian endocrinology, neurophysiology, immunology, and ecology. It also addresses conservation needs along with the complications often associated with population studies. The text is easy to synthesize and apply in the evaluation
Book Synopsis Amphibian Conservation by : Rebecca K. Smith
Download or read book Amphibian Conservation written by Rebecca K. Smith and published by Pelagic Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2014-05-16 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amphibian Conservation is the fourth in the series of Synopses of Conservation Evidence, linked to the online resource www.ConservationEvidence.com. This synopsis is part of the Conservation Evidence project and provides a useful resource for conservationists. It forms part of a series designed to promote a more evidence-based approach to biodiversity conservation. Others in the series include bee, bird, farmland and bat conservation and many others are in preparation. Approximately 32% of the 7,164+ amphibian species are currently threatened with extinction and at least 43% of species are declining. Despite this, until recently amphibians and their conservation had received little attention. Although work is now being carried out to conserve many species, often it is not adequately documented. This book brings together and summarises the available scientific evidence and experience relevant to the practical conservation of amphibians. The authors consulted an international group of amphibian experts and conservationists to produce a thorough summary of what is known, or not known, about the effectiveness of amphibian conservation actions across the world. "The book is packed with literature summaries and citations; a veritable information goldmine for graduate students and researchers. It also admirably provides decision makers with a well-researched resource of proven interventions that can be employed to stem/reverse the decline of amphibian populations." -John G Palis, Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society
Book Synopsis Mammals of Illinois by : Donald F. Hoffmeister
Download or read book Mammals of Illinois written by Donald F. Hoffmeister and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hoffmeister (natural history-emeritus-U. of Illinois) presents the culmination of a lifetime of work. Here are 55 color and 192 bandw photos, drawings, distribution maps, and detailed keys. A model of natural history writing. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Synopsis Roads and Ecological Infrastructure by : Kimberly M. Andrews
Download or read book Roads and Ecological Infrastructure written by Kimberly M. Andrews and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2015-06 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in association with The Wildlife Society.
