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Schuler, M., & Thiel, R. P. (2008). Annual vs. multiple-year home range sizes of individual blanding’s turtles, emydoidea blandingii, in central wisconsin. Canadian Field-Naturalist, 122(1), 61–64.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Schuler2008 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Emydidae, Emydoidea, Emydoidea blandingii, Habitat = habitat, Nordamerika = North America, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises Creators: Schuler, Thiel Collection: Canadian Field-Naturalist |
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Most studies of home ranges occur over short time periods and may not represent the spacial requirements of long-lived organisms such as turtles. Home ranges of 18 individual Blanding’s Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) were measured using minimum convex polygons. Annual space use was compared to multi-year space use by individual turtles. We found a significant difference between annual home range size (25.5 hectares) and multi-year (two to six years) home range size (65.7 hectares; n = 18, P = 0.016). Caution should be employed when making management decisions based on short-term studies of long lived species.
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