The effects of livestock grazing on the bog turtle [Glyptemys (= Clemmys) muhlenbergii]

Herpetologica

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 293-300

  Tesauro, Jason ^a   Ehrenfeld, David ^b  

^a J Tesauro Ecological Consulting   (United States)

^b The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Bog turtle; Cattle; Grazing; Invasive flora; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; GRAZING; HOME RANGE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MEADOW; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; MINIMUM VIABLE POPULATION; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PASTORALISM; SEDGE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TURTLE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BOS; GLYPTEMYS MUHLENBERGII; TESTUDINES;

EID: 35548991833     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/0018-0831(2007)63[293:TEOLGO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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