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Sweeten, S. E. (2008). Home range, hibernacula fidelity, and best management practices for wood turtles (glyptemys insculpta) in virginia. Unpublished thesis MS, James Madison University.
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| Resource type: Thesis/Dissertation BibTeX citation key: Sweeten2008 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Emydidae, Glyptemys, Glyptemys insculpta, Habitat = habitat, Nordamerika = North America, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises Creators: Sweeten Publisher: James Madison University |
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Clemmys Glyptemys insculpta Habitat alterations due to urbanization, logging, and stream channelization have had major impacts on wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta). Best management practices are needed in the extreme southern part of this species range to establish buffer zones and seasonal regulations for land use practices such as logging and road construction. We evaluated the home range, distance moved from stream and fidelity to hibernacula of two populations of wood turtles by weekly radio tracking 38 turtles in northwest Rockingham County, Virginia. Patchy forest, open fields, roads, and a mixture of private and public lands characterize these study areas. We found a majority of the turtles were located within 30 meters of the stream, 65.1% of the time. Locations up to 60m from the stream occurred 80.5% of time. 93.5% of the time the turtles were with 90m of the stream. We observed several male turtles moving great distances, some over 11 km, potentially genetically connecting the two sample populations. One turtle has even moved into a different river basin. Tracking will continue through the winter in order to look at hibernacula fidelity and finalize home range information on a seasonal basis.
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