Reproductive ecology of the pond turtle (Emys orbicularis L.) in the Northeastern part of the species range |
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Authors: | S M Drobenkov |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, ul. Akademicheskaya 27, 220072 Minsk, Belarus |
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Abstract: | In Belarussian Polesye, characteristics of reproduction, population dynamics, and factors responsible for a decrease in the
abundance of the pond turtle were studied. The main factors limiting pond turtle reproduction in Polesye include the focal
distribution of its populations and limited areas of reproductive biotopes. The pond-turtle popuation itself is characterized
by a high potential for reproductive growth; in the current situation, the population growth is mainly limited by a high pressure
of oophagous predators and anthropogenic destruction of reproductive sites. |
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Keywords: | pond turtle Belarussian Polesye reproductive ecology reproduction population |
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