Mitigation measures to reduce highway mortality of turtles and other herpetofauna at a north Florida lake

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 549-560

  Aresco, Matthew J ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culvert; Drift fence; Drought; Florida; Herpetofauna; Mass migration; Migration barrier; Road mortality; Sinkhole lake; Turtle

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HERPETOFAUNA; MORTALITY; ROADKILL; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; WETLAND;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATORINAE; AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANURA; CAUDATA; LANES; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 11144256093     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2005)069[0549:MMTRHM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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