Turtles in trouble. Conservation ecology and priorities for Australian freshwater turtles

• Published in: Austral ecology Vol. 48; no. 8; pp. 1603 - 1656
• Main Authors: Petrov, Kristen, Sutcliffe, Sarah, Truscott, Helen, Kutay, Cat, Eisemberg, Carla C., Spencer, Ricky J., Lawler, Ivan, Bower, Deborah S., Van Dyke, James U., Georges, Arthur
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Richmond Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2023
• Subjects: Aquatic animals; Aquatic habitats; Aquatic plants; Aquatic weeds; Biodiversity; biodiversity conservation; Chelidae; Conservation; Decisions; Drainage; Drainage basins; Endangered species; Environmental protection; extinction; Fauna; Floodplains; Fresh water; freshwater; Freshwater environments; Habitat fragmentation; Habitats; indigenous knowledge; Indigenous peoples; Invasive animals; Land use; lentic systems; listing; lotic systems; Migratory species; mortality; Nests; Phylogeny; Priorities; Reduction; refuge habitats; Refugia; Reptiles & amphibians; Resource development; resource management; Species extinction; threatened species; Turtles; Vulpes vulpes; Water conservation; Water resources development; Weeds; Weirs; Wildlife conservation

The Australian freshwater turtle fauna is dominated by species in the family Chelidae. The extant fauna comprises a series of distinct lineages, each of considerable antiquity, relicts of a more extensive and perhaps diverse fauna that existed when wetter climes prevailed. Several phylogenetically d...