Effects of terrestrial–aquatic connectivity on an estuarine turtle

Authors

Robert Isdell, Virginia Institute of Marine ScienceFollow
Randolph M. Chambers, Department of Biology
Donna M. Bilkovic, Virginia Institute of Marine ScienceFollow
Matthias Leu, Department of Biology

Document Type

Article

Department/Program

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Publication Date

2015

Journal

Diversity and Distributions

Volume

21

Issue

6

First Page

643

Last Page

653

Abstract

Estuaries world-wide have been modified or fragmented due to human stressors in their terrestrial and aquatic components. Estuary fragmentation often results in reductions in species richness, diversity and connectivity. Effects of human modification on estuaries have been well studied, but less is known about how land use alters connectivity of the terrestrial–aquatic ecotone. We studied the relationship between terrestrial–aquatic connectivity and the distri- bution of an estuarine turtle, diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin).

DOI

DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12289

Keywords

Data collection; ecotones; estuaries; habitats; humans; land use; models; salt marshes; species diversity

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

Isdell, Robert; Chambers, Randolph M.; Bilkovic, Donna M.; and Leu, Matthias, Effects of terrestrial–aquatic connectivity on an estuarine turtle (2015). Diversity and Distributions, 21(6), 643-653.

DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12289