Spatial distribution and risk analysis data for diamond-backed terrapins relative to crab trapping, Savannah Coastal Refuge Complex, USA

There were five objects for compiling these data: 1) to conduct a systematic inventory of diamond-backed terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) using headcount surveys on four National Wildlife Refuges (Harris Neck, Blackbeard Island, Wassaw, and Wolf Island) that are a part of the greater Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex in southeast Georgia, USA; 2) to use occupancy modeling to determine detection probability and distribution of diamondback terrapins; 3) to perform risk assessments of these terrapin populations in relation to crabbing pressure; 4) to generate maps with associated GIS files of terrapin relative densities related to crabbing pressure; and 5) to provide scientific information that will allow for effective...

Tags: Aquatic Biology, Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge, Ecology, Geography, Georgia, All tags... Georgia National Wildlife Refuge, Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Information Sciences, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Wassaw National Wildlife Refuge, Wildlife Biology, Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge, crab trap locations, crab traps, enviornmental conditions, environmental related variables, headcount surveys, headcounts, national wildlife refuge, observer bias, observer related variables, occupancy modeling, risk assessment, survey routes, survey transects, terrapin detections, terrapin occupancy, terrapins, tidal creeks, Fewer tags