Conservation implications of habitat selection by nesting diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) investigated via an automated radio telemetry system

• Published in: Animal biotelemetry Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 35
• Main Authors: Williamson, Brian A., Lyons, Amanda L., Ferguson, Lisa M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd 26.11.2024; BMC
• Subjects: automation; Biotelemetry; estuaries; females; habitat preferences; Habitat selection; habitats; highlands; landscapes; Malaclemys terrapin; Methods; mortality; multispectral imagery; nesting sites; nests; New Jersey; radio; radio telemetry; risk; salt marshes; signal strength; species; streams; turtles; United States; New Jersey

Background Despite considerable research on nest site selection of diamondback terrapins and the risks that coastal roads pose to populations of this obligate estuarine turtle, there are gaps in our understanding of movements and habitat use by female terrapins during the nesting season. In particul...