Turtles and tortoises (chelonians) have been integral components of global ecosystems for
about 220 million years and have played important roles in human culture for at least …

Ecosystem disturbance is increasing in extent, severity and frequency across the globe. To
date, research has largely focussed on the impacts of disturbance on animal population …

Accurate status assessments of long-lived, widely distributed taxa depend on the availability
of long-term monitoring data from multiple populations. However, monitoring populations …

Pond Turtle Shell Disease is an emerging infectious disease associated with the fungus
Emydomyces testavorans (Emte). Here, we report the first documented case of Emte in free …

Exotic species are often vilified as “bad” without consideration of the potential they have for
contributing to ecological functions in degraded ecosystems. The red-eared slider turtle …

Island wetlands are considered crucial to biodiversity due to their unique ecological,
biogeographical, and socioeconomic dynamics. However, these habitat types are …

The western pond turtle (WPT), recently separated into two paripatrically distributed species
(Emys pallida and Emys marmorata), is experiencing significant reductions in its range and …

Plastic pollution, and especially plastic ingestion by animals, is a serious global issue. This
problem is well documented in marine systems, but it is relatively understudied in freshwater …

Freshwater turtles have been introduced to a diversity of environments worldwide,
sometimes leading to devastating impacts on native biodiversity and ecosystems …

The aim of this study was to provide a baseline assessment of the turtle community in the
coastal wetlands of the Greater Toronto Area. We documented turtle species diversity …