BioOne.org will be down briefly for maintenance on 13 August 2025 between 18:00-21:00 Pacific Time US. We apologize for any inconvenience.
How to translate text using browser tools
1 June 2005 FRESHWATER TURTLE ASSEMBLAGES IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA FARM PONDS
Paul A. Stone, Sara M. Powers, Marie E. Babb
Author Affiliations +
Abstract

Turtle assemblages in Oklahoma are potentially interesting because the species pool is a mixture of eastern and western species, several of which are approaching their longitudinal geographic range boundaries in Oklahoma. From 1996 to 2002, we captured 1,940 turtles in 12 assemblages in central Oklahoma. Pond area ranged from 0.04 to 26.1 ha. Species composition was a mixture of 2 ubiquitous and 3 rare species. Trachemys scripta and Chelydra serpentina occurred in 11 and 10 assemblages, respectively. The rare species included Pseudemys concinna (4 assemblages), Kinosternon flavescens (3), and Apalone spinifera (1). In ponds with multiple species, T. scripta was always the most abundant species (mean ± SD percentage of individuals captured = 80.0 ± 27.4%) and C. serpentina was always the second most abundant (18.5 ± 27.7%). Population density and biomass of T. scripta and C. serpentina varied an order of magnitude and approached maximum published values.

Paul A. Stone, Sara M. Powers, and Marie E. Babb "FRESHWATER TURTLE ASSEMBLAGES IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA FARM PONDS," The Southwestern Naturalist 50(2), 166-171, (1 June 2005). https://doi.org/10.1894/0038-4909(2005)050[0166:FTAICO]2.0.CO;2
Accepted: 12 October 2004; Published: 1 June 2005
RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS
Get copyright permission
Back to Top