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Nesting Ecology of the Northwestern Pond Turtle on a Managed Livestock Rangeland

Abstract

Abstract

Western Pond Turtles (WPT) are California's only freshwater turtle and are experiencing major population declines across their range. There is a limited published research on their resting behavior, including key information on their nest site characteristics. 

Wild Boar
Technology to control feral pigs

2019

Faculty: Farid Farahmand

Partners: Center for Environmental Inquiry

A red-shouldered hawk viewed through a spotting scope
Petaluma wetland bird diversity

2019

Faculty: Wendy St. John

Partners: Petaluma Wetlands Alliance

Student holding juvenile skink
Effects of microclimate on herpetofaunal diversity

2017 to 2019

Faculty: Wendy St. John, Martha Shott, Nathan Rank

Partners: Center for Environmental Inquiry

Students taking soil samples
Carbon sequestration in wetlands

2018 to 2019

Faculty: Michelle Goman

Partners: Center for Environmental Inquiry

California red-legged frog
California red-legged frog studies

2016 to 2019

Faculty: Derek Girman, Fran Keller

Partners: Sonoma Mountain Ranch Preservation Foundation

California Tiger Salamander
Tiger salamander movement and distribution

2015 to 2019

Faculty: Derek Girman, Jeff Baldwin

Partners: Sonoma County Water Agency, U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife

Juvenile turtle and calipers
Growth and recruitment in western pond turtles

2019

Faculty: Daniel Crocker

Juvenile steelhead trout in plastic cups
New device for monitoring steelhead larvae

2019

Faculty: Ali Kujoory

Partners: Trout Unlimited

Ticks in gass vials
Frequency of ticks carrying Lyme disease

2019

Faculty: Nathan Rank, Martha Shott, Melina Kozanitas, Wendy St. John

Partners: Pepperwood Preserve, Center for Environmental Inquiry, Sonoma County Public Health Laboratory

Students taking water samples in creek
Effects of land use on water quality

2019

Faculty: Robin Glas, Wendy St. John, Nathan Rank

Partners: Center for Environmental Inquiry