After one year release worldwide only with written permission of the student and the advisory committee chair. Radio location data were used to provide measures of annual activity, spatial distributions of animals, and habitat selection.
Results suggest a random pattern of movement by bog turtles within habitats.
Large-scale movements are infrequent and the risk of site isolation may be high if wetland habitat loss continues at historic rates. Future management should protect spatially-close sites which contain multiple habitat types, soft substrate, and pockets of water. Radio location data were used to provide measures of annual activity, spatial distributions of animals, and habitat selection. Results suggest a random pattern of movement by bog turtles within habitats. Large-scale movements are infrequent and the risk of site isolation may be high if wetland habitat loss continues at historic rates.