Effects of Roads on the Structure of Freshwater Turtle Populations

By D. A. Steen, J. Gibbs. 2004

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Subfields: Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Parasitology

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Reptile Road Mortality around an Oasis in the Illinois Corn Desert with Emphasis on the Endangered Eastern Massasauga (2008, background): “Road mortality has been implicated in changing population sex ratios in turtles (Steen and Gibbs, 2004; Gibbs and Steen, 2005; Steen et al., 2006) and for affecting snake abundances (Rudolph et al., 1999; Kjoss and Litvaitis, 2001).”
Predicting Hot Spots of Herpetofauna Road Mortality Along Highway Networks (2009, background): “Road mortality or the barrier effect of roads can alter demographic and genetic structures of reptile and amphibian populations (Reh and Seitz 1990, Lesbarrères et al. 2003, Steen and Gibbs 2004, Row et al. 2007).”
Global Conservation Status of Turtles and Tortoises (Order Testudines) (2018, background): “…sex determination), as well as increased incidence of infectious disease (Swingland and Klemens 1989; Gibbons et al. 2000; Moll and Moll 2004; Steen and Gibbs 2004; Rizkalla and Swihart 2006; Browne and Hecnar 2007; Rhodin et al. 2008–2018; TCC 2011, 2018; Quesnelle et al. 2013; Agha et al.…”
Community structure and differential responses of aquatic turtles to agriculturally induced habitat fragmentation (2006, background): “Snapping turtles have large home ranges and can migrate several kilometers, especially during nesting season, which may result in high road mortality (Haxton 2000; Pettit et al. 1995) and male-biased sex ratios (Gibbs and Steen 2005; Steen and Gibbs 2004 ).”
The effect of sex-specific terrestrial movements and roads on the sex ratio of freshwater turtles (2005, background): “In many habitats impacted by roads, turtle populations may already be significantly reduced or population structures altered (Steen and Gibbs, 2004).”
Species loss and shifting population structure of freshwater turtles despite habitat protection (2007, background): “For example, female turtles may have a higher risk of road mortality or predation because they travel long distances during nesting migrations (Ernst et al., 1994; Hall et al., 1999; Steen and Gibbs, 2004; Gibbs and Steen, 2005).”
Terrestrial habitat requirements of nesting freshwater turtles (2012, background): “For example, vehicle-induced road mortality is of conservation concern to turtles (e.g., Aresco, 2005a; Gibbs and Steen, 2005; Steen and Gibbs, 2004).”
Relative vulnerability of female turtles to road mortality (2006, background): “Determining whether female freshwater turtles are indeed more vulnerable to road mortality is critical for inferring causes of skewed sex ratios in turtles reported from roadside populations throughout the United States (Marchand & Litvaitis, 2004a; Steen & Gibbs, 2004; Aresco, 2005a).”