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Arvisais, M., Lévesque, E., Bourgeois, J.-C., Daigle, C., Masse, D., & Jutras, J. (2004). Habitat selection by the wood turtle (clemmys insculpta) at the northern limit of its range. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 82(3), 391–398.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Arvisais2004a View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Clemmys, Emydidae, Glyptemys, Glyptemys insculpta, Habitat = habitat, Nordamerika = North America, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises Creators: Arvisais, Bourgeois, Daigle, Jutras, Lévesque, Masse Collection: Canadian Journal of Zoology |
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Abstract: We characterized the chronology of habitat use by the wood turtle, Clemmys insculpta (LeC., 1829), in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada. We also determined if this species used habitats according to availability within a home range and identified habitat features influencing habitat selection. Habitats were characterized for 20 wood turtles followed weekly by telemetry during the active season of 1997. Turtles used a great diversity of terrestrial and aquatic habitats. Alder (Alnus rugosa (Du Roi) Spreng.) stands were the most used terrestrial habitats throughout the active season. Habitat use varied according to activity period. Indeed, wood turtles used aquatic habitats and alder stands during prenesting and prehibernation activity periods, whereas all habitat types were used during nesting and postnesting activity periods. Wood turtles did not use habitats randomly within their home ranges, suggesting that they selected them. Wood turtles seemed to select mixed forest stands that were relatively young (16 years), short (1–4 m), had low arborescent cover (25%), moderate cover of the upper shrub layer (35%), and low total canopy closure (0%–50%). This knowledge will be helpful in the establishment of future conservation measures.
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