Reptiles are the most species-rich terrestrial vertebrate group with a broad diversity of life
history traits. Biotelemetry is an essential methodology for studying reptiles as it …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is an effective and non‐invasive technique for
surveying and monitoring rare, threatened, or endangered (RTE) species. Compared to …

If population, community, and ecosystem ecology of amphibians and reptiles has a central
problem, it is that the number of individuals one sees (or hears) does not necessarily reflect …

Prescribed fire is an increasingly important management tool for eastern deciduous forests,
but relativity little is known about the direct effects of fire on the eastern box turtle (Terrapene …

The use of game cameras by wildlife biologists and managers to survey wildlife, particularly
medium‐and large‐bodied mammals, has increased dramatically. Previous attempts to …

In response to the ongoing decline of fauna worldwide, there has been growing interest in
the rewilding of whole ecosystems outside of fenced sanctuaries or offshore islands. This …

Fire is a key natural process that has shaped ecosystem distribution and composition for
hundreds of millions of years. Prescribed fire has become a common and important …

Accurate distribution and density data of endangered marine species may be complicated
by artifacts from exploitation, survey design, and general difficulty in accessing subtidal …

Detection has been a long-standing challenge to monitoring populations of cryptic
herpetofauna, which often have detection probabilities that are closer to zero than to one …

The destruction of prairies has led to the decline of the ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornate)
across much of its range. Land management agencies are considering translocation …