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Steen, D. A., Gibbs, J. P., Buhlmann, K. A., Carr, J. L., Compton, B. W., & Congdon, J. D., et al. (2012). Terrestrial habitat requirements of nesting freshwater turtles. Biological Conservation, 150(1), 121–128.
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| Resource type: Journal Article DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2012.03.012 BibTeX citation key: Steen2012 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Fortpflanzung = reproduction, Habitat = habitat, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises Creators: Buhlmann, Carr, Compton, Congdon, Doody, Gibbs, Godwin, Holcomb, Jackson, Janzen, Johnson, Jones, Lamer, Langen, Plummer, Rowe, Saumure, Steen, Tucker, Wilson Collection: Biological Conservation |
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Because particular life history traits affect species vulnerability to development pressures, cross-species summaries of life history traits are useful for generating management guidelines. Conservation of aquatic turtles, many members of which are regionally or globally imperiled, requires knowing the extent of upland habitat used for nesting. Therefore, we compiled distances that nests and gravid females had been observed from wetlands. Based on records of > 8000 nests and gravid female records compiled for 31 species in the United States and Canada, the distances that encompass 95% of nests vary dramatically among genera and populations, from just 8 m for Malaclemys to nearly 1400 m for Trachemys. Widths of core areas to encompass varying fractions of nesting populations (based on mean maxima across all genera) were estimated as: 50% coverage = 93 m, 75% = 154 m, 90% = 198 m, 95% = 232 m, 100% = 942 m. Approximately 6–98 m is required to encompass each consecutive 10% segment of a nesting population up to 90% coverage; thereafter, ca. 424 m is required to encompass the remaining 10%. Many genera require modest terrestrial areas (<200 m zones) for 95% nest coverage (Actinemys, Apalone, Chelydra, Chrysemys, Clemmys, Glyptemys, Graptemys, Macrochelys, Malaclemys, Pseudemys, Sternotherus), whereas other genera require larger zones (Deirochelys, Emydoidea, Kinosternon, Trachemys). Our results represent planning targets for conserving sufficient areas of uplands around wetlands to ensure protection of turtle nesting sites, migrating adult female turtles, and dispersing turtle hatchlings. Highlights ► Aquatic turtles are a globally threatened group. ► Female aquatic turtles undergo terrestrial nesting migrations. ► A primary threat to aquatic turtles is development of uplands surrounding wetlands. ► We compiled distances aquatic turtles traveled overland to nest. ► We produced management guidelines where no development should occur.
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