Freshwater turtle conservation in Texas: Harvest effects and efficacy of the current management regime

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 486-494

  Brown, Donald J ^a   Farallo, Vincent R ^a   Dixon, James R ^b   Baccus, John T ^a   Simpson, Thomas R ^a   Forstner, Michael R J ^a  

^a Texas State University   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apalone spp.; commercial harvest; freshwater turtles; Geographic Information System (GIS); red eared sliders; softshells; Texas; Trachemys scripta

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GIS; GUIDELINE; HARVESTING; NATURE RESERVE; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TURTLE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

RIO GRANDE VALLEY; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

APALONE; APALONE SPINIFERA; TESTUDINES; TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA; TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA ELEGANS;

EID: 79955924648     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.73     Document Type: Article

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