Hot off the Press: Golf Courses as Turtle Habitat

Five years after completing my masters at Columbia University with C.U. adjunct James Gibbs (SUNY ESF), my turtle research finally sees the light of day. “Golf courses as habitat for aquatic turtles in urbanized landscapes”, in press at Landscape and Urban Planning,  was my first introduction into urban ecology. I started this project thinking that I … Continue reading →

More on iButton backpacks

Since my last post about technology in lizard backpacks I came across this really interesting case study by Harden and Dorcas in Urban Herpetology (2008): Using thermal biology to investigate habitat use and activity of mud turtles (Kinosternon subrubrum) on a golf course. It turns out that herpetologists have been using iButtons to track turtle … Continue reading →

Interview with the US Golf Association

Last spring I provided an interview with the editor of the US Golf Association’s Green Record publication, a magazine targeted at golf course owners and managers that considers “the latest information on golf course management, turfgrass culture, environmental issues, research, and economic sustainability.”  The article, published this past July (but only recently seen by me), … Continue reading →