Assessment of prey availability for diamondback terrapins in a Connecticut salt marsh

From: Northeastern Naturalist | Date: January 1, 2002| Author: Zajac, Roman N; Whitelaw, Diana M | Copyright information

ABSTRACT - Wheeler Marsh in Milford, Connecticut provides habitat for diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin), a unique estuarine turtle. To assess potential prey availability, the distribution and abundances of marsh snails (Melampus bidentatus), mud snails (Ilyanassa obsoleta), marsh mussels (Geukensia demissa), and fiddler crabs (Uca spp.) were studied in several sub-- habitats (marsh surface, marsh edge, creek bank, and mudflats) of five tidal creeks. Almost all terrapins have been fo...

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