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ArticleEcology and evolution2025

Every Bit Hurts: Quantifiable Effects of Low-Level Anthropogenic Disturbance on Movement, Habitat Selection, and Energetics of Blanding's Turtles (

Reta Lingrui Meng, Keith Nahwegahbow, Patricia Chow-Fraser

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Reta Lingrui MengDepartment of Biology McMaster University Hamilton Ontario Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9819-8021
Keith NahwegahbowLands and Resources Department Whitefish River First Nation Birch Island Canada.
Patricia Chow-FraserDepartment of Biology McMaster University Hamilton Ontario Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anthropogenic development negatively affects biodiversity worldwide, particularly wildlife with low fecundity, long lifespans, and extensive habitat requirements such as freshwater turtles. While large-scale habitat degradation's effects on freshwater turtles are well-documented, the impact of low-level disturbances remains understudied, even though these subtler disturbances may alter movement patterns, increase energetic demands, and reduce reproductive success, threatening population viability. Understanding the impacts of all disturbance levels, including those considered minimal, is critical for effective conservation of sensitive species. In this study, we examined the response of the federally endangered Blanding's Turtle (

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anthropogenic disturbancesBlanding's turtleenergetic consequenceshabitat selectionhabitat use

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PMID41255938
PMCPMC12623062

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