ABSTRACT A mark-recapture project on Macrochelys temminckii was conducted between
1997 and 2000 at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Muskogee and Sequoyah counties …

Western alligator snapping turtles, Macrochelys temminckii, have experienced population
declines throughout most of their distribution. The present study is the first to systematically …

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 …

Historic commercial collecting of the alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)
appears to have severely reduced populations throughout much of its range. In this study …

Abstract Macrochelys temminckii Harlan (Alligator Snapping Turtle) is a large aquatic turtle
species that has been experiencing population declines throughout its range. Unfortunately …

Six sites that were sampled for alligator snapping turtles in 1993–1994 were resampled in
2009 at the same locations where previous researchers trapped. Significantly fewer alligator …

Following perturbations like commercial harvests, turtles are susceptible to population
declines because of life history characteristics such as long generation times, low …

Although historic records of the alligator snapping turtle, Macrochelys temminckii, show a
past distribution throughout eastern Oklahoma, little is known about the current status and …

Freshwater megafauna populations, which are declining worldwide, are well known but
often overlooked and understudied compared with marine and terrestrial megafauna. One …

Historically, the alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii Harlan) was heavily
collected in Georgia to provide meat to soup canneries. With the exception of previous …