Aim Estuaries world‐wide have been modified or fragmented due to human stressors in their
terrestrial and aquatic components. Estuary fragmentation often results in reductions in …

Diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) are sexually dimorphic generalist turtles that
inhabit salt marshes and estuaries along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States …

Mortality incidental to trapping for blue crabs is a primary threat to diamond-backed terrapin
(Malaclemys terrapin) populations. Due to sexual size dimorphism in this species, crab-trap …

Human development can impede wildlife moving between complementary habitats,
particularly in highly disturbed coastal ecosystems. Coastal barriers may affect the behavior …

It is often the case that multiple factors contribute to wildlife population declines such that
management will require simultaneous, integrated interventions to stabilize and recover …

Diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) inhabit estuaries in eastern USA and may
tolerate salinity of sea‐water for short durations. Many North American estuaries are …

Many coastal habitats worldwide are anthropogenically developed (transformed) at such a
rate that they experience negative impacts from human activities. These include nutrient …

Habitat alteration represents the primary driving force for the loss of biological diversity
worldwide (Vitousek et al. 1997). Anthropogenic habitat alteration and degradation has …

Anthropogenic stressors such as habitat loss are a global problem for wildlife. Coastal
development in the United States has replaced estuary shorelines with hard erosion …

As human populations continue to increase, costal development severely depletes the
natural resources of America's estuaries. Barnegat Bay, New Jersey shows the highest rate …