Terrestrial Habitat Use by Pacific Pond Turtles in a Mediterranean Climate

2002 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Galen B. Rathbun ◽  
Norman J. Scott ◽  
Thomas G. Murphey
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Mediterranean Climate ◽  
Terrestrial Habitat

VARIATION IN TERRESTRIAL HABITAT USE BY FOUR POOL-BREEDING AMPHIBIAN SPECIES

2005 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 1481-1493 ◽  
Author(s):  
JONATHAN V. REGOSIN ◽  
BRYAN S. WINDMILLER ◽  
REBECCA N. HOMAN ◽  
J. MICHAEL REED
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Terrestrial Habitat ◽  
Amphibian Species

Beyond the pond: Terrestrial habitat use by frogs in a changing climate

2020 ◽  
Vol 249 ◽  
pp. 108712
Author(s):  
Maldwyn J. Evans ◽  
Benjamin C. Scheele ◽  
Martin J. Westgate ◽  
Marta Yebra ◽  
Jenny S. Newport ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Terrestrial Habitat ◽  
Changing Climate

Terrestrial habitat use by the burrowing toad,Rhinella fernandezae(Anura: Bufonidae)

2010 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-128
Author(s):  
Laura C. Sanchez ◽  
María Busch ◽  
Nora Madanes
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Terrestrial Habitat

scholarly journals Terrestrial Habitat use by Western Pond Turtles (Actinemys marmorata) in the Sierra Foothills

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 437-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Zaragoza ◽  
Jonathan P. Rose ◽  
Kathryn Purcell ◽  
Brian D. Todd
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Terrestrial Habitat ◽  
Sierra Foothills ◽  
Actinemys Marmorata

scholarly journals Summer and Winter Spatial Habitat Use by the Lake Erie Watersnake

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin M. Stanford ◽  
Richard B. King ◽  
Doug Wynn
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Lake Erie ◽  
Habitat Management ◽  
Terrestrial Habitat ◽  
Nerodia Sipedon ◽  
Active Season ◽  
Animal Burrows ◽  
Linear Extent ◽  
Winter Hibernation ◽  
Spatial Habitat

Abstract In an effort to provide information to guide habitat management for the Lake Erie watersnake Nerodia sipedon insularum, a federally threatened and Ohio state endangered species, we used radiotelemetry to obtain spatial habitat data for adult snakes during the summer active season and during winter hibernation. During the summer active season, terrestrial habitat use was limited to a narrow band of shoreline. Among individuals, maximum distance inland from shore ranged from 1 to 50 m (mean  =  8 m) and linear extent of shoreline ranged from 30 to 1,360 m (mean  =  261 m). Winter hibernation occurred at varying distances inland with individual hibernation sites ranging from 1 to 580 m (mean  =  29 m) from shore. Habitat use did not differ between males and females. Existing U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service habitat management guidelines suggest that ground-disturbing activities within potential hibernation areas (defined as terrestrial habitat within 161 m of shore) should be avoided in winter to prevent harm to hibernating snakes. They suggest further that excavation and removal of shrubs, standing or downed trees, root masses, animal burrows, piled rocks, cliffs, or bedrock within 21 m of shore should be avoided in summer to prevent harm to active snakes. Given that Lake Erie watersnakes have recovered to the point where delisting is being proposed, these habitat guidelines appear to be sufficient. However, maintaining voluntary compliance with habitat guidelines and meeting the need for continued public outreach will be vital to ensure long-term persistence.

Midwife toads (Alytes obstetricans) select their diurnal refuges based on hydric and thermal properties

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 275-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Léa Lange ◽  
François Brischoux ◽  
Olivier Lourdais
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Habitat Use ◽  
Factorial Design ◽  
Bare Soil ◽  
Terrestrial Habitat ◽  
Terrestrial Habitats ◽  
Midwife Toad ◽  
Alytes Obstetricans

Abstract Most amphibians use both aquatic and terrestrial habitats. While the aquatic phase attracted considerable interest, terrestrial habitat use is often less investigated. We studied diurnal refuge selection in the Midwife toad in Western central France. We used a factorial design and tested the effect of refuge type (wood versus rubber boards) and substrate (wet sawdust versus bare soil). Most animals were observed under refuges with sawdust substrate. An interaction between refuge type and temperature was detected with higher presence probability under rubber refuges at low temperature. Conflicting hydric and thermic requirements are likely determinants of the observed pattern.

scholarly journals Environment-driven changes in terrestrial habitat use and distribution of the Galapagos sea lion

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
I Montero-Serra ◽  
D Páez-Rosas ◽  
JC Murillo ◽  
T Vegas-Vilarrúbia ◽  
K Fietz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Terrestrial Habitat ◽  
Sea Lion

scholarly journals Alpine Newts (Ichthyosaura alpestris) Avoid Habitats Previously Used by Parasite-Exposed Conspecifics

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R. Daversa ◽  
Andrea Manica ◽  
Héctor Bintanel Cenis ◽  
Pilar Lopez ◽  
Trenton W. J. Garner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Visual Cues ◽  
Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis ◽  
Aquatic Habitats ◽  
Terrestrial Habitat ◽  
Prior Use ◽  
Habitat Avoidance ◽  
Breeding Seasons ◽  
Early Phases ◽  
Ichthyosaura Alpestris

Many organisms avoid habitats posing risks of parasitism. Parasites are not generally conspicuous, however, which raises the question of what cues individuals use to detect parasitism risk. Here, we provide evidence in alpine newts (Ichthyosaura alpestris) that non-visual cues from parasite-exposed conspecifics inform habitat avoidance. Alpine newts breed in aquatic habitats and occasionally move among adjacent terrestrial habitat during breeding seasons. We completed experiments with newts whereby individuals had access to both habitats, and the aquatic habitats varied in prior occupancy by conspecifics with different histories of exposure to the parasitic skin fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). Continuous filming of newt activity for 2 days provided little evidence that prior use of aquatic habitats by conspecifics, regardless of their Bd exposure history, immediately influenced newt habitat use. However, newts that encountered aquatic habitats used specifically by Bd-exposed conspecifics on day 1 spent less time aquatic on day 2, whereas other newts did not alter habitat use. Responses could have been elicited by cues generated by Bd stages on the conspecifics or, perhaps more likely, cues emitted by the conspecifics themselves. In either case, these observations suggest that newts use non-visual cues sourced from exposed conspecifics to detect Bd risk and that those cues cause newts to avoid aquatic habitats. Bd may therefore influence host behavior in early phases of interactions, and possibly before any contact with infectious stages is made, creating potential for non-consumptive effects.

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