We conducted a survey of freshwater turtle populations in the spring-fed Ichetucknee River
in northern Florida to assess temporal variation in assemblage structure. Following the same …

Animals aggregate to reduce predation risk, facilitate mating, and access resources with
patchy distributions. During a long-term study of turtle populations in the Santa Fe River …

ABSTRACT The Santa Fe River (SFR) in northern Florida and its springs provide a unique
ecosystem for a wealth of flora and fauna, and support a unique freshwater turtle …

We conducted a mark-recapture study of the turtle assemblage inhabiting a 1.1 km reach of
the Santa Fe River within River Rise Preserve State Park in northern Florida during drought …

Snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) occur in nearly every type of freshwater habitat in
North America east of the Rocky Mountains, but little is known about the ecology of …

In an effort to identify long-term changes in a river turtle community and its habitat, we
reexamined the turtle community in a 4.6 km section of the North Fork of White River …

Turtle community composition was determined in three habitats—open river, slough, and
backwater—of the Mississippi River near Hamilton, Illinois. While seven species of turtles …

Abstract Background/Question/Methods Riverine turtle populations are declining worldwide
and many of these species have been extirpated from large areas of their range. In …

Donaldson Point Conservation Area (DPCA) is a lentic area within the Mississippi River
floodplain that experiences seasonal flooding because of direct connectivity to the …

In attempting to characterize a community, it is necessary to measure ecological attributes to
quantitatively describe the unique aspects of that community and to make comparisons. This …