Both fire and predators have strong influences on the population dynamics and behaviour of
animals, and the effects of predators may either be strengthened or weakened by fire …

Prescribed fire is an increasingly important management tool for eastern deciduous forests,
but relativity little is known about the direct effects of fire on the eastern box turtle (Terrapene …

Animal movements and use of space are in part determined by interactions between
individual attributes such as sex and body size and extrinsic environmental factors such as …

Wildfires burned 24,254 ha of critical habitat designated for the recovery of the threatened
Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in southern Nevada during 2005. The …

With the recent increase in utility-scale wind energy development, researchers have become
increasingly concerned how this activity will affect wildlife and their habitat. To understand …

Wind energy presents many advantages, but wind farms pose risks to wildlife and habitats.
We hypothesized that habitat changes caused by the impacts of wind farm construction and …

In Mediterranean regions, fires threaten terrestrial tortoises. Nevertheless, varying
proportions of adults survive fire; these surviving individuals can play a central role for …

Understanding the relationships between environmental variables and wildlife activity is an
important part of effective management. The desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii), an …

Prescribed fire is commonly used as a tool to meet a range of forest management goals.
Owing to their limited movement abilities, terrestrial turtles are likely to be at high risk of …

A study was conducted in 2009 to gather information on long-term gopher tortoise
(Gopherus polyphemus) population dynamics, burrow distribution, and habitat use at Plum …