The results of a three-year trapping study of a turtle community in a small riverside pond
near the Mississippi River in Jersey County, Illinois are reported. Five species were captured …

Empirical evaluation of estimates of freshwater turtle population level parameters (eg, sex
ratio, abundance, size structure, etc.) or the trapping methodology used to sample these …

Aquatic turtles were trapped using hoop nets in creeks and ponds located in four Ouachita
Mountain watersheds (Little Glazypeau, North Alum, Bread, and South Alum Creeks). These …

We compared the effectiveness of baited hoop traps and effort-managed snorkel surveys for
detecting freshwater turtle species within two streams in southwestern Georgia, USA …

We used basking traps and hoop nets to sample turtles in Standing Stone Lake at 2-week
intervals from May to November 2006. In alternate weeks, we conducted visual basking …

Ponds are common in many agricultural landscapes and provide aquatic habitat for wildlife.
Most studies of semi-aquatic turtle assemblages have been conducted in lotic environments …

A mark-recapture study was used to examine aspects of freshwater turtle ecology, including
the size at maturity, sex ratio, growth, sexual size dimorphism and ectoparasite infestation …

Turtles are among the most threatened groups of organisms on the planet and as such are
in need of protected habitat where healthy communities can be maintained. The reclamation …

ABSTRACT During 2006-2008, we used baited hoop nets to sample Bond, Macoupin and
Montgomery counties for the presence of aquatic turtles. We had 457 captures of turtles …

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 …