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Abstract:
Changing water levels or other operations at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (US ACE) reservoirs may impact critical habitat parameters for snapping turtle species. This technical note identifies snapping turtle species and habitats potentially impacted by USACE reservoir or other water-control projects as reported by resource managers (Table 1). Current state and/or Federal legal protection status as well as the distribution of USACE Districts and reservoir projects potentially impacted by snapping turtle conservation issues are summarized (Figure 1, Table 2). Life-history summaries and habitat requirement descriptions are given for the snapping turtle species identified as potentially impacted at reservoir operations. This group includes only two species; the alligator snapping turtle and common snapping turtles. Alligator snapping turtles are Federal candidates for protection and common snapping turtles are listed as either state species of special concern or carry harvesting regulations in 15 states. Environmental issues associated with these turtles were reported by 25 USACE projects from 3 USACE Districts.
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9 |
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APR 1999 |
| Report Number: |
A375363 |
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