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Archived Workshops/References

Western Pond Turtle

Description

The western pond turtle (Clemmys marmorata) is listed by the federal government and the State of California as a species of special concern.  Our focus on the species begins with offering workshops on the basic ecology and conservation of the species, and we will progress with future workshops specifically addressing habitat restoration and other actions necessary for recovering healthy populations for the species.

Training Programs

Western Pond Turtle Workshop Aug 28, 2008
Western Pond Turtle Workshop 2009 May 22, 2009
Western Pond Turtle Workshop 2010 Jun 17, 2010
Western Pond Turtle Workshop 2011 Aug 25, 2011
Western Pond Turtle Workshop 2012 Aug 16, 2012
Western Pond Turtle Workshop 2013 Jun 27, 2013

Documents and Publications

TITLE
DATE ADDED
AUTHOR
SOURCE
DESCRIPTION
WORKSHOP MATERIALS
Western Pond Turtle Workshop - Bibliography
PDF, 119KB
Jun 06 13
Galen Rathbun and David Germano
Elkhorn Slough Coastal Training Program
June 1, 2013
Short Western Pond Turtle Bibliography
Western Pond Turtle Workshop Presentation
PDF, 2.9MB
Jul 02 13
Galen Rathbun and David Germano
Elkhorn Slough Coastal Training Program
2013
Workshop power point
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Actinemys marmorata (Baird and Girard 1852) - Western pond turtle, Pacific pond turtle
PDF, 470KB
Aug 01 08
R. Bruce Bury and David J. Germano
Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises; Chelonian Research Monographs, No 5
May 15, 2008
Annual deposition of scute rings in the western pond turtle, Clemmys marmorata
PDF, 1MB
Aug 08 08
R. Bruce Bury and David J. Germano
Chelonian Conservation and Biology 3(1):108-109
August 1998
Ecology of Western Pond Turtles at sewage treatment facilities in the San Joaquin Valley
PDF, 481KB
Jun 06 11
David Germano
The Southwestern Naturalist 55(1):89-97
March 2010
Feeding Ecology of the Turtle, Clemmys marmorata
PDF, 252KB
May 22 09
Bury, Bruce
Journal of Herpetology 20(4):515-521
Dec., 1986
Growth, Population Structure, and Reproduction of Western Pond Turtles (Actinemys marmorata) on the Central Coast of California
PDF, 224KB
May 20 09
David Germano and Galen Rathbun
Chelonian Conservation and Biology 7(2):188-194
2008
We studied the population structure and growth of western pond turtles (Actinemys marmorata) at Vandenberg Air Force Base along the coast of central California in April 1995 and June 1996...
Nesting behavior and movements of western pond turtles, Clemmys marmorata
PDF, 1MB
Aug 01 08
Galen Rathbun, Nancy Siepel, and Dan Holland
The Southwestern Naturalist 37(3):319-324
September 1992
Occurence of a colonial protozoan on the western pond turtle, Clemmys marmorata
PDF, 1.5MB
Aug 08 08
David J. Germano
Herpetological Natural History 7(1):67-71
2000
Population structure and growth of the turtle (Actinemys marorata) from the Klamoth-Siskiyou eco-region: Age not size matters
PDF, 1.1MB
Jun 06 11
Bruce Bury, David Germano, Gwendolyn Bury
Copeia 3:443-451
2010
Range-wide molecular analysis of the western pond turtle ( Emys marmorata ): cryptic variation, isolation by distance, and their conservation implications
PDF, 479KB
May 22 09
Phillip Q. Spinks and H. Bradley Shaffer
Molecular Ecology 14:2047-2064
2005
Reproduction of Pacific Pond Turtles (Actinemys marorata) in Coastal Streams of Central California
PDF, 156KB
May 20 09
Norman J. Scott, Galen B. Rathbun, Thomas G. Murphey, and Margaret B. Harker
Herpetological Conservation and Biology 3(2):143-148
2008
We studied the reproduction of Pacific Pond Turtles, Actinemys marmorata, in four coastal creeks in central California...
Terrestrial habitat use by pacific pond turtles in a Mediterranean climate
PDF, 3.6MB
Aug 01 08
Galen Rathbun, Norm Scott Jr., and Thomas G. Murphey
The Southwestern Naturalist 47(2):225-235
June 2002
Terrestrial Movement Patterns of Western Pond Turtles in Central California
PDF, 4.2MB
Jun 12 13
David Pilliod, Justin Welty and Robert Stafford
Herpetological Conservation and Biology 8(1):207-221
April 30, 2013
Peer reviewed article focused on the movement patterns of the Western Pond Turtle
The effects of diesel fuel on a stream fauna
PDF, 772KB
Aug 21 12
R. Bruce Bury
California Fish and Game 58(4):291-295
1972
Peer reviewed paper on the effects of diesel fuel in a Northern California creek.
Variation in body size, growth and population structure of Actinemys maramota from lentic and lotic habitats in Southern Oregon
PDF, 389KB
Jun 06 11
David Germano, R. Bruce Bury
Journal of Herpetology 43(3):510-520
2009
Western Pond Turtle: Biology, Sampling Techniques, Inventory and Monitoring, Conservation, and Management
JPG, 92KB
Jun 12 13
R. Bruce Bury, Hartwell Welsh, David Germano and Donald Ashton
Northwest Fauna 7
2012
Monograph image of the cover of Peer reviewed Manual focused on the biology and management of the Western Pond Turtle
Western pond turtles (Clemmys marmorata) in the central valley of California: status and population structure
PDF, 416KB
Aug 01 08
David J. Germano and R.B. Bury
2001 Transactions of the Western Section of the Wildlife Society 37:22-36
2001
OTHER INFORMATION
Allocation of Reproductive Output in the Western Pond Turtle in Southern California
PDF, 3.6MB
Dec 12 11
Marcelo Nolla Pires
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
2001
Master Thesis
Habits and Home Range of the Pacific Pond Turtle, Clemmys marmorata, in a Stream Community
PDF, 11.3MB
Jul 23 12
Richard Bruce Bury
Bury, B., University of California, Berkeley; 1972. Committee: Stebbins, R., Wake, D., Erman, D.
1972
Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology Dissertation
Nest Site Characteristics of the Western Pond Turtle, Clemmys marmorata, at Fern Ridge Reservoir, in West Central Oregon
PDF, 6MB
Dec 12 11
Deborah Lyn Holte
Oregon State University
March 31, 1998
An abstract of Master Thesis
Western Pond Turtle - Winter Habitat Use and Behavior
PDF, 5.4MB
Dec 12 11
Caroline J. Davis
San Jose State University
August 1998
Master Thesis

Links

TITLE DATE ADDED
Western pond turtle information - broad, but from Washington state
http://www.pacificbio.org/ESIN/ReptilesAmphibians/WesternPondTurtle/WesternPondTurtlepg.html
Jul 17 08
Western pond turtle bibliography from Washington state, lots of good citations
http://www.pondturtle.com/ptm2.html
Jul 17 08