Habitat Selection and Home Range of Reeves' Turtle (Mauremys reevesii) in Qichun County, Hubei Province, China.

ABSTRACT: Habitat selection and range are crucial factors in understanding the life history of species. We tracked 23 adult wild Reeves' turtles (Mauremys reevesii) from August 2021 to August 2022 in Qichun County, Hubei Province, China, to study their habitat selection, home range, and the characteristics of chosen habitats. Significant differences were observed in aquatic habitats, regarding shelter cover (Z = -6.032, p < 0.001), shelter height (Z = -6.783, p < 0.001), depth of water (Z = -2.009, p = 0.045), and distance from the edge (Z = -4.288, p < 0.001), between selected and random habitats. In terrestrial habitats, significant differences were observed in canopy cover (Z = -2.100, p = 0.036), herbage cover (Z

SUBMITTER: Bu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10177400 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature