Urbanization poses a significant threat to wildlife through fragmentation, degradation, and
loss of habitats. Species response to urban development is variable, from species that thrive …

Urban development is a global threat to native wildlife. The process of urbanization reduces
and degrades the useable habitat of a region, and creates novel “urban ecosystems” that …

In the mid‐Atlantic region, urban sprawl and development have resulted in habitat
alterations and fragmentation; however, the effects on eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina …

The Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) is a small terrestrial turtle, which lives
primarily in open woodlands. Populations of these turtles can be threatened if drastic …

Abstract The Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene c. carolina, is a terrestrial species native to the
eastern United States. Once considered common, it is currently declining in much of its …

A thorough understanding of spatial ecology is fundamental when developing and
implementing conservation strategies for imperiled turtle species. I investigated spatial …

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 …

The landscape throughout the range of the Eastern Box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina)
has been altered significantly since the late 1880s by habitat fragmentation. In this study, the …

Abstract The Eastern Box Turtle (EBT)(Terrapene carolina carolina) is a land turtle which is
native to much of Eastern North America. Despite its large range, populations appear to be …

Turtles are arguably the most threatened group of vertebrates on the planet. Anthropogenic
influences such as habitat loss and fragmentation, road mortality, subsidized predators …