Consequences of Habitat Fragmentation on Age Structure and Life History in a Tortoise Population
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Aponte, C; Barreto, GR; Terborgh, J
Published in: Biotropica
January 1, 2003
We studied changes in a population of red-footed Amazonian tortoises, Geochelone carbonaria, consequent to isolation in an insular forest fragment. Altered age structure, population density, and body growth rate are shown here for the first time to be associated responses. Age structure was strongly biased toward juveniles and growth rates were reduced compared to the mainland. Our data suggest that density-dependent processes induced by habitat fragmentation changed demography and life history parameters in a scant 16 years.
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Biotropica
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0006-3606
Publication Date
January 1, 2003
Volume
35
Issue
4
Start / End Page
550 / 555
Related Subject Headings
- Ecology
- 41 Environmental sciences
- 31 Biological sciences
- 30 Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences
- 07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
- 06 Biological Sciences
- 05 Environmental Sciences
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Aponte, C., Barreto, G. R., & Terborgh, J. (2003). Consequences of Habitat Fragmentation on Age Structure and Life History in a Tortoise Population. Biotropica, 35(4), 550–555. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7429.2003.tb00612.x
Aponte, C., G. R. Barreto, and J. Terborgh. “Consequences of Habitat Fragmentation on Age Structure and Life History in a Tortoise Population.” Biotropica 35, no. 4 (January 1, 2003): 550–55. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7429.2003.tb00612.x.
Aponte C, Barreto GR, Terborgh J. Consequences of Habitat Fragmentation on Age Structure and Life History in a Tortoise Population. Biotropica. 2003 Jan 1;35(4):550–5.
Aponte, C., et al. “Consequences of Habitat Fragmentation on Age Structure and Life History in a Tortoise Population.” Biotropica, vol. 35, no. 4, Jan. 2003, pp. 550–55. Scopus, doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2003.tb00612.x.
Aponte C, Barreto GR, Terborgh J. Consequences of Habitat Fragmentation on Age Structure and Life History in a Tortoise Population. Biotropica. 2003 Jan 1;35(4):550–555.
Published In
Biotropica
DOI
ISSN
0006-3606
Publication Date
January 1, 2003
Volume
35
Issue
4
Start / End Page
550 / 555
Related Subject Headings
- Ecology
- 41 Environmental sciences
- 31 Biological sciences
- 30 Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences
- 07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
- 06 Biological Sciences
- 05 Environmental Sciences