By using 6 years of Long Term Resource Monitoring Program (LTRMP) turtle by-catch data
collected from the middle Mississippi River, we investigated smooth softshell (Apalone …

Turtles face unique conservation challenges in modern modified river systems. Despite their
ecological importance, gaps in knowledge still exist that may hinder their conservation …

Snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) occur in nearly every type of freshwater habitat in
North America east of the Rocky Mountains, but little is known about the ecology of …

Sparse information exists about the ecology of Spiny Softshell Turtles (Apalone spinifera) in
large rivers, at the northwestern extent of their natural range, and in Montana, where they …

This study addresses habitat differences of two sympatric turtle species, alligator snapping
turtles (Macrochelys temminckii) and eastern snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) in six …

Abstract Sternotherus depressus (Flattened Musk Turtle) is a federally threatened species
endemic to the Black Warrior River drainage in north-central Alabama. Individuals of both …

Visual surveys were conducted to investigate the spatial distribution of the Northern Map
Turtle (Graptemys geographica) and the Ouachita Map Turtle (Graptemys o. ouachitensis) in …

In 2009, we repeated a freshwater turtle survey first conducted in 1976 in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley (LRGV) of Texas to determine whether the abundance of freshwater turtles in …

The Suwannee alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis) was first described in
2014. The species is thought to occur in blackwater and spring-fed streams of sufficient size …

Turtles are linked to energetic food webs as both consumers of plants and animals and prey
for many species. Turtle biomass in freshwater systems can be an order of magnitude …