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Lindeman, P. V., & Rabe, F. W. (1990). Effect of drought on the western painted turtle, chrysemys picta belli, in a small wetland ecosystem. Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 19(3), 359–364.
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| Resource type: Journal Article DOI: 10.1080/02705060.1990.9665248 BibTeX citation key: Lindeman1990a View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Chrysemys, Chrysemys picta, Emydidae, Habitat = habitat, Nordamerika = North America, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises Creators: Lindeman, Rabe Collection: Journal of Freshwater Ecology |
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Middle Findley Lake, a small watershed located on the Turnbull Wildlife Refuge in Washington, dried up late in the summers of 1987 and 1988. Water remained in the lake in 1989. Population size of the western painted turtle (Chrysemys picta belli) decreased by approximately 70 percent following two years drought, with indications that both mortality and emigration contributed to this reduction. Growth of individual turtles was markedly suppressed during the second drought year when compared to the first year of recovery, but not to the point that the average sizes of cohorts were affected.
Added by: Sarina Wunderlich |