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- Title
Comparison of sympatric freshwater turtle populations from an urbanized Sydney catchment.
- Authors
Burgin, Shelley; Ryan, Michelle
- Abstract
The article focuses on the urban populations of freshwater turtles Chelodina longicollis and Emydura macquarii dharuk in Sydney, New South Wales. It states that turtles share habitat within urban Sydney while in non-urban, the dominant between the two is the C. longicollis. It tells that both species are placed in precarious position due to continuous habitat degradation, potential competition, and low recruitment. It notes that the low number of Emydura m. dharuk is due to the lack of mobility. On the other hand, C. longicollis has a great number because of propensity for overland movement in which they are used more in urban waters.
- Subjects
SYDNEY (N.S.W.); NEW South Wales; RARE vertebrates; TURTLES; WILDLIFE conservation; HABITATS; URBAN watersheds; BIODEGRADATION
- Publication
Aquatic Conservation, 2008, Vol 18, Issue 7, p1277
- ISSN
1052-7613
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/aqc.945