A review of the effects of climate change on chelonians
CJ Butler - Diversity, 2019 - mdpi.com
Climate change is occurring at an unprecedented rate and has begun to modify the
distribution and phenology of organisms worldwide. Chelonians are expected to be …
distribution and phenology of organisms worldwide. Chelonians are expected to be …
Individual heterozygosity predicts translocation success in threatened desert tortoises
Anthropogenic environmental modification is placing as many as 1 million species at risk of
extinction. One management action for reducing extinction risk is translocation of individuals …
extinction. One management action for reducing extinction risk is translocation of individuals …
[HTML][HTML] Rewilding in cold blood: restoring functionality in degraded ecosystems using herbivorous reptiles
Rewilding constitutes an ecological recovery approach that has been promoted to restore
vanished ecological functions by replacing recently extinct or extirpated species through the …
vanished ecological functions by replacing recently extinct or extirpated species through the …
[PDF][PDF] Population trends in Mojave desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii)
LJ Allison, AM McLuckie - Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 2018 - fws.gov
Populations of the Mojave Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) experienced severe
declines in abundance in the decades leading up to 1990, when the species was listed as …
declines in abundance in the decades leading up to 1990, when the species was listed as …
Long-term turtle declines: protected is a verb, not an outcome
Long-term studies on wildlife populations are necessary to track population abundance and
shifts in demography over time, yet such studies are difficult to plan, fund, and conduct and …
shifts in demography over time, yet such studies are difficult to plan, fund, and conduct and …
[HTML][HTML] Habitat suitability models for the imperiled wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) raise concerns for the species' persistence under future climate change
The use of ecological niche models to predict how future climate change may impact habitat
suitability is a critical component of imperiled species management. These models allow for …
suitability is a critical component of imperiled species management. These models allow for …
Where has turtle ecology been, and where is it going?
JW Gibbons, JE Lovich - Herpetologica, 2019 - meridian.allenpress.com
Over 9000 articles have been published on turtles and tortoises (excluding sea turtles) since
1950 according to the Web of Science, including over 8000 contained in a personal …
1950 according to the Web of Science, including over 8000 contained in a personal …
Long‐term changes in abundances of Sonoran Desert lizards reveal complex responses to climatic variation
Understanding how climatic variation affects animal populations and communities is
essential for addressing threats posed by climate change, especially in systems where …
essential for addressing threats posed by climate change, especially in systems where …
Too dry for lizards: short‐term rainfall influence on lizard microhabitat use in an experimental rainfall manipulation within a piñon‐juniper
Ectotherms such as lizards are expected to alter their behaviour and microhabitat use and
experience population declines in response to rising temperatures. But the role of changing …
experience population declines in response to rising temperatures. But the role of changing …
Contemporary Drought and Future Effects of Climate Change on the Endangered Blunt-Nosed Leopard Lizard, Gambelia sila
Extreme weather events can provide unique opportunities for testing models that predict the
effect of climate change. Droughts of increasing severity have been predicted under …
effect of climate change. Droughts of increasing severity have been predicted under …