Decades of road mortality cause severe decline in a common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) poplation from an urbanized wetland
Road networks threaten biodiversity and particularly herpetofauna, including common snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina), which have an especially slow life history that prevents rapid recovery of populations subjected to road mortality. Cootes Drive is a 2.5-km 4-lane highway
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Assessment of critical habitat for common snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) in an urbanized coastal wetland
Critical habitats such as nesting areas and overwintering sites are specific areas used by organisms to carry out important lifefunctions. In many urbanized centers, critical habitats of at-risk species have often become degraded and/or fragmented becauseof human activities. Such
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Detecting changes in ecosystem quality following long-term restoration efforts in Cootes Paradise Marsh
Cootes Paradise Marsh is a large urban wetland of western Lake Ontario that has undergone major restoration as part of the Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan. A key component of the restoration plan is exclusion of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) via construction of the Cootes
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Non-random sampling and its role in habitat conservation: a comparison of three wetland macrophyte sampling protocols
Aquatic macrophytes provide essential spawning and nursery habitat for fish, valuable food source for waterfowl, migratory birds and mammals, and contribute greatly to overall biodiversity of coastal marshes of the Laurentian Great Lakes. Two approaches have been used to survey
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Synergistic impact of water level fluctuation and invasion of Glyceria on Typha in a freshwater marsh of Lake Ontario
The effects of multiple stressors on the native Typha marsh community (mainly Typha latifolia) were examined using historical records of water levels, human census population, and field vegetation maps. Percent cover of the major plant species was estimated in a GIS, and the
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