Excluding mammalian predators from diamondback terrapin nesting beaches with an electric fence

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dc.contributor.advisorAdams, Lowell
dc.contributor.authorBennett, Curtis
dc.contributor.authorChaudhry, Sona
dc.contributor.authorClemens, Marjorie
dc.contributor.authorGilmer, Lacy
dc.contributor.authorLee, Samantha
dc.contributor.authorParker, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorPeterson, Emily
dc.contributor.authorRajkowski, Jessica
dc.contributor.authorShih, Karen
dc.contributor.authorSubramaniam, Sasika
dc.contributor.authorWells, Rachel
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Jessica
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-15T14:44:44Z
dc.date.available2009-05-15T14:44:44Z
dc.date.issued2009-05
dc.descriptionGemstone Team Saving Testudo
dc.description.abstractOver the past century, diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) populations in the Chesapeake Bay region of the United States have declined from their historic abundance. One factor contributing to the decline is increased predation on terrapin nests by raccoons (Procyon lotor) and foxes (Vulpes vulpes and Urocyon cinereoargenteus). We studied the use of electric fences to deter these predators from nesting beaches along the lower Patuxent River, Calvert and St. Mary’s Counties, Maryland. Over the two-year study, the predation rate within treatment (fenced) plots was 40% (4 of 10 nests) compared to 69% (20 of 29 nests) in control plots. We believe that electric fences have potential as a conservation technique for reducing mammalian predation on diamondback terrapin nests.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/9074
dc.language.isoen_USen
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dc.relation.isAvailableAtGemstone Program, University of Maryland (College Park, Md)
dc.subjectChesapeake Bayen
dc.subjectdiamondback terrapinen
dc.subjectelectric fencesen
dc.subjectpredationen
dc.subjectGemstone Team Saving Testudo
dc.titleExcluding mammalian predators from diamondback terrapin nesting beaches with an electric fenceen
dc.typeThesisen

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