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Peer-Reviewed Articles
73. Chandler, H.C., B.S. Stegenga, Z.A. Cava, A. Colton, M.T. Holden, D. Hutto, Jr., T.M. Wantman, and J.D. Mays. 2024. Ghosts of the swamp: Challenges associated with surveying for Spotted Turtles (Clemmys guttata) in the southeastern United States. Northeastern Naturalist 31:C1–C16.
72. Chandler, H. C., D. L. McLaughlin, and C. A. Haas. 2024. Informing the conservation of ephemerally flooded wetlands using hydrologic regime and LiDAR-based habitat assessments. Wetlands 44:33. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-023-01767-3
71. Brown, G., J.D. Mays, H.C. Chandler, B.S. Stegenga, B. Kreiser, and D.J. Stevenson. 2023. Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) Population Genetics in the Southeastern United States. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 22:127–136. https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-1560.1
70. Chandler, H.C., and G.C. Brooks. 2023. The relationship between female body size and clutch size in flatwoods salamanders. Southeastern Naturalist 22:588–594. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.022.0411
69. Chandler, H.C., D. Steen, J. Blue, J.E. Bogan, M.R. Bolt, T. Brady, D.R. Breininger, J. Buening, M. Elliott, J. Godwin, C. Guyer, R.L. Hill, M. Hoffman, N.L. Hyslop, C.L. Jenkins, C. Lechowicz, M. Moore, R.A. Moulis, S. Piccolomini, R. Redmond, F.H. Snow, B.S. Stegenga, D.J. Stevenson, J. Stiles, S. Stiles, M. Wallace, J. Waters, M. Wines, and J.M. Bauder. 2023. Evaluating growth rates of captive, wild, and reintroduced populations of the imperiled Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi). Herpetologica 79:220–230. https://doi.org/10.1655/Herpetologica-D-22-00041
68. Brooks G.C., H.C. Chandler, Y. Jiao, D.C. Childs, and C.A. Haas. 2023. Predicting the population viability of an endangered amphibian under environmental and demographic uncertainty. Population Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1002/1438-390X.12172
67. Brooks, G.C., N.M. Caruso, H.C. Chandler, and C.A. Haas. 2023. Niche partitioning and the storage effect facilitate coexistence in an amphibian community. Ecology and Evolution 13:e10629. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10629
66. Brooks, G.C., T.A. Gorman, K.C. Jones, H.C. Chandler, B.K. Rincon, M.A. Sission, J. Himes, and C.A. Haas. 2023. Removing duff layers in fire-suppressed wetlands can aid habitat restoration efforts. Wetlands 43:95. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-023-01739-7
65. Chandler, H.C., N.M. Caruso, D.L. McLaughlin, Y. Jiao, and C.A. Haas. 2023. Forecasting the flooding dynamics of flatwoods salamander breeding wetlands under future climate change scenarios. PeerJ 11:e16050. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16050
64. Bolt, M.R., J.M. Bauder, M.L. Legare, C.L. Jenkins, B.B. Rothermel, and D.R. Breininger. 2023. Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi) shelter site use in peninsular Florida, USA, and implications for habitat conservation. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 18:362-373. https://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_18/Issue_2/Bolt_etal_2023.pdf
63. Stegenga, B.S., D.S. Stevenson, and H.C. Chandler. 2023. Observations of the Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle from the Okefenokee Swamp. Southeastern Naturalist 22:78-83. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.022.0sp1204
62. Roberts, H.P., L.L. Willey, M.T. Jones, D.I. King, T.S.B. Akre, J. Kleopfer, D.J. Brown, S.W. Buchanan, H.C. Chandler, P. deMaynadier, M. Winters, L. Erb, K.D. Gipe, G. Johnson, K. Lauer, E.B. Liebgold, J.D. Mays, J.R. Meck, J. Megyesy, J.L. Mota, N.H. Nazdrowicz, K.J. Oxenrider, M. Parren, T.S. Ransom, L. Rohrbaugh, S. Smith, D. Yorks, and B. Zarate. 2023. Effects of landscape structure and land use on turtle communities across the eastern United States. Biological Conservation 283: 110088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110088
61. O’Hanlon, B., J.E. Bogan, J.C. Godwin, M. Hoffman, L.L. Smith, H.C. Chandler, and B.L. Talley. 2023. Cryptosporidium serpentis surveillance in free-ranging snakes to inform a reintroduction strategy for the Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 59:176–180. https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-22-00055
60. Roberts, H. P., L. L. Willey, M. T. Jones, T. S. B. Akre, D. I. King, J. Kleopfer, D. J. Brown, S. W. Buchanan, H. C. Chandler, P. G. deMaynadier, M. Winters, L. Erb, K. D. Gipe, G. Johnson, K. Lauer, E. B. Liebgold, J. D. Mays, J. R. Meck, J. Megyesy, J. L. Mota, N. H. Nazdrowicz, K. J. Oxenrider, M. Parren, T. S. Ransom, L. Rohrbaugh, S. Smith, D. Yorks, and B. Zarate. 2023. Is the future female for turtles? Climate change and wetland configuration predict sex ratios of a freshwater species. Global Change Biology 29:2643–2654. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16625
59. Bauder, J. M., H. C. Chandler, M. L. Elmore, and C. L. Jenkins. 2022. Incorporating habitat suitability, landscape distance, and resistant kernels to estimate conservation units for an imperiled terrestrial snake. Landscape Ecology 37:2519–2533. https://doi.org/10.
58. Chandler, H.C., B.S. Stegenga, and J.D. Mays. 2022. Compensating for small body size: The reproductive ecology of southern Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) populations. Ichthyology & Herpetology 110:268–277. https://doi.org/10.1643/h2021084
57. Chandler, H. C., C. L. Jenkins, and J. M. Bauder. 2022. Accounting for geographic variation in species-habitat associations during habitat suitability modeling. Ecological Applications 32:e2504. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2504
56. Enge, K. M., D. J. Stevenson, T. M. Thomas, G. R. Johnston, J. B. Jensen, B. S. Stegenga, H. C. Chandler, and P. E. Moler. 2021. Distribution and relative abundance of the Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis). Chelonian Conservation and Biology 20:184–199. https://doi.org/
46. Chandler, H. C., B. S. Stegenga, and D. J. Stevenson. 2019. Movement and space use in southern populations of Spotted Turtles (Clemmys guttata). Southeastern Naturalist 18:602–618. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.018.0411
33. McKee, A. M., D. L. Calhoun, W. J. Barichivich, S. F. Spear, C. S. Goldberg, and T. C. Glenn. 2015. Assessment of environmental DNA for detecting presence of imperiled aquatic amphibian species in isolated wetlands. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 6:498–510. https://doi.org/10.3996/042014-JFWM-034
32. Steen, D. A., M. Barbour, C. J. W. McClure, K. P. Wray, J. N. Macey, and D. J. Stevenson. 2015. Landscape scale habitat selection of Harlequin Coralsnakes (Micrurus fulvius) in three large, protected areas in the southeastern United States. Copeia 103:1037–1042. https://doi.org/10.1643/CE-15-235
31. Dierenfeld, E. S., T. M. Norton, N. L. Hyslop, and D. J. Stevenson. 2015. Nutrient composition of prey items consumed by free-ranging Drymarchon couperi (Eastern Indigo Snakes). Southeastern Naturalist 14:551560. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.014.0311
30. Stevenson, D. J., J. B. Jensen, E. A. Schlimm, and M. Moore. 2015. The distribution, habitat use, activity, and status of the Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) in Georgia. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 14:136–142. https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-1130.1
25. Steen, D. A., C. J. W. McClure, J. C. Brock, D. C. Rudolph, J. B. Pierce, J. R. Lee, W. J. Humphries, B. B. Gregory, W. B. Sutton, L. L. Smith, D. L. Baxley, D. J. Stevenson, and C. Guyer. 2014. Snake co-occurrence patterns are best explained by habitat and hypothesized effects of interspecific interactions. Journal of Animal Ecology 83:286–295. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12121
24. Steen, D. A., C. J. W. McClure, W. B. Sutton, D. C. Rudolph, J. B. Pierce, J. R. Lee, L. L. Smith, B. B. Gregory, D. L. Baxley, D. J. Stevenson, and C. Guyer. 2014. Copperheads are common when kingsnakes are not: Relationships between the abundances of a predator and one of their prey. Herpetologica 70:69–76. https://doi.org/10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-13-00064
23. Bauder, J. M., C. Castellano, J. B. Jensen, D. J. Stevenson, and C. L. Jenkins. 2014. Comparison of movements, body weight, and habitat selection between translocated and resident gopher tortoises. The Journal of Wildlife Management 78:1444–1455. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.790
22. Bauder, J. M., and P. Barnhart. 2014. Factors affecting the accuracy and precision of triangulated radio telemetry locations of Eastern Indigo Snakes (Drymarchon couperi). Herpetological Review 45:590–597.
21. Hyslop, N. L., J. M. Meyers, R. J. Cooper, and D. J. Stevenson. 2014. Effects of body size and sex of Drymarchon couperi (Eastern Indigo Snake) on habitat use, movements, and home range size in Georgia. Journal of Wildlife Management 78:101–111. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/10.1002/jwmg.645
20. Stevenson, D. J., G. Beaton, and M. J. Elliott. 2013. The phenology, distribution, habitat, and status of the tiger beetles Cicindela nigrior Schaupp and Cicindela scutellaris unicolor Dejean (Coleoptera: Cincidelidae) in the Coastal Plain of Georgia. Cicindela 45:49–68.
19. Trumbo, D. R., S. F. Spear, J. Baumsteiger, and A. Storfer. 2013. Rangewide landscape genetics of an endemic Pacific northwestern salamander. Molecular Ecology 22:1250–1266. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.12168
15. Stevenson, D. J., and J. Stackhouse. 2012. The amphibians and reptiles of the Altamaha River, Georgia. Reptiles & Amphibians 19:170–186. https://doi.org/10.17161/randa.v19i3.13900
14. Stevenson, D. J., G. Greer, and M. J. Elliott. 2012. The distribution and habitat of Centruroides hentzi (Banks) (Scorpiones, Buthidae) in Georgia. Southeastern Naturalist 11:589–598. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.011.0404
6. Stevenson, D. J., M. R. Bolt, D. J. Smith, K. M. Enge, N. L. Hyslop, T. M. Norton, K. J. Dyer. 2010. Prey Records for the Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi). Southeastern Naturalist 9:1–18. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.009.0101.
4. Hyslop, N. L., J. M. Meyers, R. J. Cooper, and D. J. Stevenson. 2009. Indigo snake capture methods: Effectiveness of two survey techniques for Drymarchon couperi in Georgia. Florida Scientist 72:93–100.
Natural History Notes & County Records
2. Stevenson, D. J. 2010. Drymarchon couperi (Eastern Indigo Snake): Death feigning. Herpetological Review 41:92–93.
Reports
Other Publications by The Orianne Society Staff
effectiveness of two trapping techniques for surveying the abundance
and diversity of reptiles and amphibians along drift fence arrays. Herpetological Review 34:39–42.