Stopped Dead in Their Tracks: The Impact of Railways on Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) Movement and Behavior
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DOI: 10.1643/ce-17-635
Abstract: Habitat fragmentation is one of the leading causes of biodiversity decline and most commonly results from urbanization and construction of transportation infrastructure. Roads are known to negatively impact species, but railways can often cause similar… read more here.
Keywords: movement behavior; movement; gopher tortoises; gopherus polyphemus ... See more keywords
Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Observed Using a Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) Burrow
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DOI: 10.1656/058.019.0109
Abstract: Abstract Many sympatric species use Gopherus polyphemus (Gopher Tortoise) burrows as refugia from predators, extreme temperatures, and fire. As part of an ongoing project involving trail-camera monitoring at Gopher Tortoise burrows, we observed a Sciurus… read more here.
Keywords: eastern fox; tortoise burrows; gopher tortoise; gopherus polyphemus ... See more keywords