Outdoor recreation is increasingly recognised for its deleterious effects on wildlife
individuals and populations. However, planners and natural resource managers lack robust …

Outdoor recreation brings countless benefits to humans. Understanding the inevitable
human interactions with nature is essential for conserving the outdoors for years to come …

Many ectotherms bask in the sun as a behavioural mechanism to increase body temperature
and facilitate metabolism, digestion or gamete production, among other functions. Such …

The present study investigates how the humbug damselfish Dascyllus aruanus, subject of a
large number of ecological, evolutionary and behavioural studies, responds to the presence …

Recreational boating can have significant impacts on freshwater turtle individuals and
populations through a variety of mechanisms, including direct injuries due to propeller …

Urban forests and parks are important for recreation and may serve as a natural corridor for
commuters. The consequences of human-mediated disturbance in natural areas are …

We observed the number of basking female Graptemys geographica (northern map turtles)
at 4 basking sites before and after controlled motorboat disturbances using time-lapse …

This management plan has been prepared for the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership and
is intended to provide guidance for the improvement and protection of western painted turtle …

Urbanization is a significant driver of the global biodiversity crisis. Turtles are particularly
impacted by urbanization because of the vulnerability of riparian habitats to habitat loss and …

Freshwater turtles often utilize basking habitats, allowing researchers to obtain population
estimates and relative abundances from visual observations via spotting scopes in addition …