We talk a lot about the aspects of habitat that wildlife use the most…but what about the unique habitat features wildlife use infrequently but are critical to their survival? For this episode, Marcus sits down with good colleagues and friends Dr. Colter Chitwood and Dr. Dwayne Elmore of Oklahoma State University to discuss this concept with gamebirds, box turtles, and more.

Dr. Colter Chitwood - [email protected] - Chitwood Lab 

Dr. Dwayne Elmore - [email protected]

Dr. Marcus Lashley  - @DrDisturbance - @ufdeerlab 

Papers discussed in this episode:

• Chiwood et al. 2017: Macroarthropod response to time-since-fire in the longleaf pine ecosystem
• Harris et al. 2020: Direct and Indirect Effects of Fire on Eastern Box Turtles
• Harris et al. 2020: Spatial Ecology and Resource Selection of Eastern Box Turtles
• Mason & Lashley 2021: Spatial scale in prescribed fire regimes: an understudied aspect in conservation with examples from the southeastern United States
• Robertson et al. 2021: Fire management alters the thermal landscape and provides multi-scale thermal options for a terrestrial turtle facing a changing climate

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