Using Long-term Mark-recapture Sata to Quantitatively Assess Conservation Strategies for the Diamondback Terrapin, Malaclemys Terrapin

Download or read book Using Long-term Mark-recapture Sata to Quantitatively Assess Conservation Strategies for the Diamondback Terrapin, Malaclemys Terrapin written by David M. Jenkins and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Successful conservation strategies require thorough understanding of the life history traits and dynamics of the population of interest. Head-starting, captive breeding, and other methods of increasing recruitment and juvenile survivorship are frequently implemented in management plans; however, there is a large body of evidence to suggest that these strategies may not be as effective for long-lived “bet hedging” species. One such species, the diamondback terrapin, experiences a variety of anthropogenic threats, particularly bycatch in Atlantic Blue Crab fisheries, that effect survival at post-hatchling life stages.