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 …

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 …

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

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

Box turtles (Terrapene carolina) are widely distributed but vulnerable to population decline
across their range. Using distance sampling, morphometric data, and an index of carapace …

Turtles are in decline worldwide, and the magnitude and recent acceleration of population
declines requires immediate action to inform conservation and management plans. Long …

Urbanization poses a threat to long-lived vertebrates, particularly from road mortalities that
can threaten population persistence. We studied movements, behavior and survivorship in a …

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 …

Although reports of urban populations of amphibians and reptiles are increasingly common,
the viability of such populations and information on threats to their continued existence …

Abstract Terrapene carolina bauri (Florida Box Turtle) is a species of conservation interest
that ranges throughout peninsular Florida. Florida Box Turtles utilize a number of habitat …