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Distribution Patterns And Factors Influencing Relative Abundance Of The Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys Temminckii) In Mississippi, Luke Pearson, Lucas Haralson, Gabrielle Berry, Grover J. Brown, Carl Qualls
Distribution Patterns And Factors Influencing Relative Abundance Of The Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys Temminckii) In Mississippi, Luke Pearson, Lucas Haralson, Gabrielle Berry, Grover J. Brown, Carl Qualls
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Macrochelys temminckii (Alligator Snapping Turtle) was recently proposed as a threatened species under the US Endangered Species Act due to current and projected future declining populations range wide. Despite a presumed statewide distribution in Mississippi, the Alligator Snapping Turtle had been documented in only 32 of 82 counties between 1857 and 2012, thus leaving a substantial gap in our knowledge of this species’ distribution. Therefore, we collected credible records from museums, literature, and the general public, as well as directly assessed the current distribution and relative abundance of the Alligator Snapping Turtle in all major river systems (i.e., Pascagoula, Pearl, …