Some recently published articles about gopher tortoises and upland communities in the Southeast. Also check out GTC's Education & Outreach for more literature, including snake and tortoise bibliographies!

Blonder, B.I., K.J. Liedtke, and S.E. Stephens. 2021. Changes in coastal gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) burrow characteristics and density following hurricane events in Northeast Florida, USA: Implications for conservation planning. Global Ecology and Conservation 25 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01437

Burrow, A.K., B.A. Crawford, and J.C. Maerz. 2021. Ground cover and native ant predation influence survival of metamorphic amphibians in Southeastern pine savanna undergoing restoration. Restoration Ecology https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13410

Epperson, D.M., C.R. Allen, and K.F.E. Hogan. Red imported fire ants reduce invertebrate abundance, richness, and diversity in gopher tortoise burrows. 2021. Diversity 13(1) https://doi.org/10.3390/d13010007

Folt, B., J.M. Goessling, A. Tucker, C. Guyer, S. Hermann, E. Shelton-Nix, and C. McGowan. 2021. Contrasting patterns of demography and population viability among gopher tortoise populations in Alabama. Journal of Wildlife Management https://doi:10.1002/jwmg.21996

Goessling, J.M., and M.T. Mendonça. 2021. Physiological responses of gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) to trapping. Conservation Physiology 9(1) https://doi:10.1093/conphys/coab003

Goetz, S.M., D.A. Steen, M.A. Miller, C. Guyer, J. Kottwitz, J.F. Roberts, E. Blankenship, P.R. Pearson, D.A. Warner, and R.N. Reed. 2021. Argentine black and white tegu (Salvator merianae) can survive the winter under semi-natural conditions well beyond their current invasive range. PLoS ONE https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245877

Hunter, E.A., and D.C. Rostal. 2021. Fire management effects on long-term gopher tortoise population dynamics. Journal of Wildlife Management https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22033

McKee, R.K., K.A. Buhlmann, C.T. Moore, J. Hepinstall-Cymerman, and T.D. Tuberville. 2021. Waif gopher tortoise survival and site fidelity following translocation. Journal of Wildlife Management https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.21998 

Murphy, C.M., L.L. Smith, J.J. O'Brien, and S.B. Castleberry. 2021. A comparison of vertebrate assemblages at gopher tortoise burrows and stump holes in the longleaf pine ecosystem. Forest Ecology and Management 482 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118809

Murphy, C.M., L.L. Smith, J.J. O'Brien, and S.B. Castleberry. 2021. Overwintering habitat selection of the eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) in the longleaf pine ecosystem. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 16(1): 203-210

Tuberville, T.D., D.P. Quinn, and K.A. Buhlmann. 2021. Movement and survival to winter dormancy of fall-released hatchling and head-started yearling gopher tortoises. Journal of Herpetology https://doi.org/10.1670/20-112