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Hailey, A. (2000). Implications of high intrinsic growth rate of a tortoise population for conservation. Animal Conservation, London, 3, 185–189.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Hailey2000b View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Chelonia, Cheloniidae, Habitat = habitat, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Südosteuropa = South-Eastern Europe, Testudinidae, Testudo, Testudo graeca Creators: Hailey Collection: Animal Conservation, London |
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Testudinidae Demographic analyses suggest that chelonians will have a low ability to withstand harvesting, although most have been based on stationary or declining populations. In contrast to this prediction, a population of Testudo graeca grew at the instantaneous rate r = 0.137 from 1980-1990, with a doubling time of 5 years. r was similar in both adult and 10 cm animals, showing that this high rate was not due to changes in population structure, and may thus be taken as an intrinsic rate of increase (rm). rm was higher than that of most large mammals, and suggests that sustainable harvesting would be a viable conservation strategy for chelonians if tightly regulated. Ranching or farming operations for chelonians would be even more likely to succeed, given their high fecundity. A resumption of trade in Mediterranean tortoises is, however, unlikely to be economically sustainable.
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