Microhabitat association of standing's turtles in natural and constructed wetlands in southeastern New York

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 576-582

  Hartwig, Tanessa Suzan ^a,b   Kiviat, Erik ^b  

^a BARD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Hudsonia Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Emydoidea blandingii; Habitat restoration; Mitigation; Radiotelemetry; Threatened species; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; MICROHABITAT; TURTLE;

DUTCHESS COUNTY; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CEPHALANTHUS; EMYDOIDEA BLANDINGII; TESTUDINES;

EID: 53949100676     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2005-619     Document Type: Article

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