Some recently published articles about gopher tortoises, their commensals, and upland communities in the southeast. Check out GTC's Education & Outreach page for more literature, including snake and tortoise bibliographies.

Crawford, B.A., J.C. Maerz, and C.T. Moore. 2026. Naigating multiple objectievs, partners, and jurisdictions: decision analysis for range-wide conservation planning for an at-risk species. Conservation Science and Practice https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70291

Ebey, K., M. Hilton, and J. Goessling. 2026. Mechanisms of movement patterns: physiology and sex influence gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) movement. Ecology and Evolution https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.73878

Lamont, M.M., I. Gallardo-Alanis, D. Chordia, M. Palandri, and Y. Chiari. 2026. Line transect distance sampling and genetic analysis reveal a small but genetically diverse coastal gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) population. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 

Lawson, G.R., L.L. Smith, and E.A. Hunter. 2026. Effects of vegetation structure and soils on gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) nest-site selection in southwest Georgia. Chelonian Conservation and Biology https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-1695.1

Marshall, C.D., J.C. Maerz, A.L. Larsen-Gray, and J.A. Martin. 2026. Estimating gopher tortoise density using a spatial distance sampling model. Global Ecology and Conservation https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2026.e04263

Smith, L.L., C.P. Shea, M.C. Dziadzio, J.M. Howze, K. Brown, and K. Richardson. 2026. Using gopher tortoise monitoring data to inform habitat restoration and translocations. The Journal of Wildlife Management https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.70221

Stein, E.D., K.L. Cockle, J.A. Cox, A.M. Long, and S.S. Taylor. 2026. Prescribed fire regimes promote foraging habitat for an aerial insectivore (Common Nighthawk; Chordeiles minor) in longleaf pine ecosystems. Forest Ecology and Management https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2026.123999