Spatial and thermal ecology of diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) in a South Carolina salt marsh

Record #:

28269

Author(s):

Harden, Leigh Anne; Diluzio, Nicholas A.; Gibbons, J. Whitfield; Dorcas, Michael E.

Abstract:

East coast barrier islands such as Kiawah Island, South Carolina serve as critical habitat for endemic diamondback terrapins, which are particularly vulnerable to anthropogenic disturbances. A radiotelemetry study provides new insight to understanding terrapin habitat use and site fidelity.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 123 Issue 3, Fall 2007, p154-162, il, bibl

Subject(s):

Terrapins; Habitat (Ecology)