The negative consequences of fragmentation, infrastructure development, and urbanization
on biodiversity are well known. However, careful urban planning can provide viable habitat …

Urbanization increasingly threatens wildlife, as urban extent is expected to triple by 2030.
However, the role of urbanization in population declines remains poorly understood for …

Eastern box turtles are declining throughout their range as a result of habitat loss and
fragmentation, associated road mortality, collection for the pet trade, and other localized …

Populations of box turtles (Terrapene spp.) are declining throughout several region of the
US (Doroff and Kieth, 1990, Hall et al., 1999, Belzer, 2002). These declines have been …

Seasonal habitat use and population dynamics of a spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata)
population and an eastern box turtle (Terrapene c. carolina) population in southeastern …

Conservation of wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) requires improved ecological knowledge
near the southern extent of their geographic range. Our objectives were to determine home …

Urbanization and other anthropogenic factors are often implicated in turtle population
declines, yet limited research on the natural history of turtles in urban areas has been …

Road mortality is suspected to have contributed to widespread population declines in turtles
in the United States, a country with exceptionally high turtle diversity. We examined the issue …

This study covers the home range, population size, habitat type and components of habitat
of the eastern box turtle, Terrapene carolina. The study area was within the floodplains of the …

The decline of eastern box turtle populations is associated with habitat loss and
fragmentation, lack of recruitment into breeding populations, removal of individuals from the …