Long-Term Monitoring of Semi-Aquatic Turtles in the Western Piedmont of
North Carolina

Why Monitor Long Term?

Study Site

Trapping

Species Captured

And sometimes…..you get more than you bargain for

Processing in the Lab: Marking

Processing in the Lab (cont.)

Returning Back to the Pond:

Population Demographics

Recapture Rates

Recapture Rates (cont.)

Recapture Rates (cont.)

Conclusions

Thermal Ecology

Thermal Techniques

Thermal Techniques

Preliminary Results

Acknowledgements