Direct and Indirect Threats to Habitat

Ronald Marlow (University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada), Brian Butler (Waltham, Massachusetts), Tomás Waller (Buenos Aires, Argentina), James Moore (The Nature Conservancy, Las Vegas, Nevada), Anthony Krzysik (U.S. Army, Champaign, Illinois), Eli Geffen (Tel Aviv University, Israel), Bryan Jennings (University of Texas, Arlington, Texas), and Harold Avery (U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Biology, University of California, Riverside, California).

CHANGES TO VEGETATION:

Land Use and Grazing in Relation to the Genus Geochelone in Argentina

Tomás Waller and Patricio A. Micucci  VIEW ABSTRACT (PHOTO)

Invasions of Exotic Plants: Implications for the Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii, and Its Habitat in the Western Mojave Desert

W. Bryan Jennings  VIEW ABSTRACT

Effects of Cattle Grazing on the Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii: Nutritional and Behavioral Interactions

Harold W. Avery and Alexander Neibergs  VIEW ABSTRACT

Agricultural Development and Grazing as the Major Causes of Population Declines in Horsefield’s Tortoise in the Turkmen Republic (Abstract)

Viktorij M. Makeyev, Sahat Shammakov, Anatolij T. Bozhanskii, Ronald W. Marlow, and Karen von Seckendorff Hoff  VIEW ABSTRACT

ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS AND HABITAT ALTERATION:

The Impact of Commercial Crab Traps on Northern Diamondback Terrapins, Malaclemys terrapin terrapin

Roger Conant Wood  VIEW ABSTRACT (PHOTO)

Potential Threats to Tortoise Populations in Parc National de “W,” Niger, West Africa

James E. Moore  VIEW ABSTRACT (PHOTO)

Biophysical Analysis of the Impact of Shifting Land Use on Ornate Box Turtles, Wisconsin, USA

Charles G. Curtin  VIEW ABSTRACT

Effects of Habitat Alteration on River Turtles of Tropical Asia with Emphasis on Sand Mining and Dams

Edward O. Moll  VIEW ABSTRACT (PHOTO)

Habitat Use and Food Preferences of the Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii, in the Western Mojave Desert and Impacts of Off-Road Vehicles

W. Bryan Jennings  VIEW ABSTRACT (includes link to full text)

Turtles and Tires: The Impact of Roadkills on Northern Diamondback Terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin terrapin, Populations on the Cape May Peninsula, Southern New Jersey, USA

Roger Conant Wood and Rosalind Herlands  VIEW ABSTRACT (PHOTOS)

The Effect of Roads, Barrier Fences, and Culverts on Desert Tortoise Populations in California, USA

William I. Boarman, Marc Sazaki, and W. Bryan Jennings  VIEW ABSTRACT

IMPACTS OF MILITARY ACTIVITIES:

Blanding’s Turtles at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, USA: A Case of “Mutualism” between Turtles and Tanks

Brian O. Butler  VIEW ABSTRACT

Desert Tortoise Populations in the Mojave Desert and a Half-Century of Military Training Activities

Anthony J. Krzysik  VIEW ABSTRACT

Effects of Military Activities on Tortoises in Israel (Abstract)

Eli Geffen and Heinrich Mendelssohn  VIEW ABSTRACT

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