The aim of this study was to provide a baseline assessment of the turtle community in the
coastal wetlands of the Greater Toronto Area. We documented turtle species diversity …

Conservation authorities invest heavily in the restoration and/or creation of wetlands to
counteract the destruction of habitat caused by urbanization. Monitoring the colonization of …

Wetland management practices often alter habitat characteristics to improve the function of
the wetland (eg, removing emergent vegetation for aesthetics or dredging for fish stocking) …

Freshwater turtles are important components of wetland ecosystems, but few studies have
assessed the quality of created and restored wetlands for turtles. We determined whether …

The demography of the northern watersnake, Nerodia sipedon sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758),
was systematically studied over a 17-year period in a complex of artificial ponds on …

We report on the results of the first mark–recapture survey of freshwater turtles in an isolated
urban wetland complex in one of Canada's fastest growing municipalities. Although we …

Multi-year studies of syntopic species provide a spatiotemporal framework for comparing
their demographic responses to the same environmental conditions. We used data derived …

Continuing with the pioneering work by M. Graham Netting, the abundance of woodland box
turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) and wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) were …

Reproductive characteristics of the Eastern American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus
americanus) vary geographically across its broad eastern North American range. Northern …

The demography of a painted turtle Chrysemys picta picta X C. p. marginata population from
a eutrophic habitat was examined at a wetland site in south-central Pennsylvania (USA) …