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Wood Turtle Home Range and Habitat Use in the Central Appalachians

机译：中央阿巴拉契亚山脉的木龟栖息地和栖息地使用

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Conservation of wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) requires improved ecological knowledge near the southern extent of their geographic range. Our objectives were to determine home range sizes and structural habitat characteristics of wood turtles near the southern border of their geographic range in eastern West Virginia. We captured 284 wood turtles (137 males, 88 females, and 59 juveniles) along a 13.7-km reach of river from spring 2009 to summer 2011. Home ranges (95% minimum convex polygons) varied from 0.62 to 36.97 ha; male home ranges tended to be elongated along the river, whereas female and juvenile home ranges encompassed a greater proportion of terrestrial habitat. Low bare ground and rock cover and high vegetative vertical density were structural characteristics associated with the turtles' habitat compared with random plots. Our study provides vital data about home range, movements, and habitat use of wood turtles along the southern border of their range. These data will assist in planning management strategies that will promote the survival and sustainability of the species. We recommend establishing and maintaining riparian zones along waterways bordering agricultural fields to provide essential habitat for the species.
机译：保护木龟（Glyptemys insculpta）需要在其地理范围的南部范围内改善生态知识。我们的目标是确定西弗吉尼亚州东部地理范围南部边界附近的海龟的栖息地范围大小和结构栖息地特征。从2009年春季到2011年夏季，我们沿着13.7公里的河段捕获了284只木龟（雄性137头，雌性88头，59幼体）。家园范围（最小凸多边形的95％）范围从0.62到36.97公顷。男性的家园沿河趋于拉长，而女性和少年的家园则涵盖了更大比例的陆地生境。与随机样地相比，低裸露的地面和岩石覆盖以及高的植物垂直密度是与海龟栖息地相关的结构特征。我们的研究提供了有关其范围南部边界的海龟的栖息地范围，活动和栖息地利用的重要数据。这些数据将有助于制定管理策略，以促进物种的生存和可持续性。我们建议沿着与农田相邻的水道建立和维护河岸带，为该物种提供必要的栖息地。

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