SAR Habitat Publications
McMaster Ecohydrology Lab peer review publications for research in the Georgian Bay Biosphere Mnidoo Gamii
Peer Review Publications (click on paper for PDF)
Markle CE, Gage H, Tekatch AM, Wilkinson SL, Waddington JM. 2022. Wetland successional state affects fire severity in a boreal shield landscape. Wetlands 42: 87, doi: 10.1007/s13157-022-01586-y
Lehan K, McCarter CPR, Moore PA, Waddington JM 2022. Effect of stockpiling time on donor-peat hydrophysical properties: Implications for peatland restoration. Ecological Engineering 182: 106701, doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2022.106701
Markle CE, Sandler N, Freeman H, Waddington JM. 2021. Multi-scale assessment of rock barrens turtle nesting habitat: Effects of moisture and temperature on hatching success. Ichthyology and Herpetology 109: 507-521, doi: 10.1643/h2020125
Hudson DT, Markle CE, Harris LI, Moore PA, Waddington JM. 2021. Ecohydrological controls on lichen and moss CO2 exchange in rock barrens turtle nesting habitat. Ecohydrology 14: e2255, doi: 10.1002/eco.2255
Markle CE, North TD, Harris LI, Moore PA, Waddington JM. 2020. Spatial heterogeneity of surface topography in peatlands: Assessing overwintering habitat availability for the eastern massasauga rattlesnake. Wetlands 40: 2337-2349, doi: 10.1007/s13157-020-01378-2
Wilkinson SL, Tekatch A, Markle CE, Moore PA, Waddington JM. 2020. Shallow peat is more vulnerable to high peat burn severity during wildfire. Environmental Research Letters 15: 104032, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/aba7e8
Markle CE, Moore PA, Waddington JM. 2020. Primary drivers of reptile overwintering habitat suitability: Integrating wetland ecohydrology and spatial complexity. Bioscience 70: 597-609, doi:10.1093/biosci/biaa059
Markle CE, Wilkinson SL, Waddington JM. 2020. Initial impacts of wildfire on freshwater turtle nesting habitat. Journal of Wildlife Management 84: 1373-1383, doi: 10.1002/jwmg.21921
Markle CE, Moore PA, Waddington JM. 2020. Temporal variability of overwintering conditions for a species-at-risk snake: Implications for climate change and habitat management. Global Ecology and Conservation 22: e00923, doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e00923
Moore PA, Smolarz AG, Markle CE, Waddington JM. 2019. Hydrological and thermal properties of moss and lichen species on rock barrens: Implications for turtle nesting habitat. Ecohydrology 12: e2057, doi:10.1002/eco.2057
Smolarz AG, Moore PA, Markle CE, Waddington JM. 2018. Identifying resilient Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus) peatland hummock hibernacula sites. Canadian Journal of Zoology 96: 1024–1031, doi:10.1139/cjz-2017-0334
Publications - Accepted (coming soon)
North TD, Moore PA, Birch WS, Markle CE, Freeman HC, Furukawa AK, Hudson DT, Wilkinson SL, Waddington JM. 2022. iWetland: A community science platform for monitoring wetland water levels. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, accepted.
Publications - In Preparation (coming soon)
Markle CE, Waddington JM. Wetland surface composition and spatial complexity predict overwintering reptile assemblage.
Markle CE, Freeman H, Hudson D, Waddington JM. Creating landscape-appropriate habitat restoration strategies: Success of a novel nesting habitat design for imperiled freshwater turtles in rock barren landscapes.
Markle CE, Lehan K, Moore PA, Waddington JM. Ecohydrological assessment of recently constructed massasauga rattlesnake overwintering peatland habitat.
Markle CE, Lehan K, Moore PA, Waddington JM. Guidelines for Canadian Shield reptile overwintering peatland habitat creation and management.
Markle CE, Wilkinson SL, Wiebe S, Freeman H, Waddington JM. Impact of wildfire on suitability of turtle nesting habitat
North TD, Markle CE, Moore PA, Waddington JM. Assessing the overwintering habitat ecohydrology of an at-risk snake following wildfire.
Vu J, Moore PA, Markle CE, Gage H, Waddington JM. Hydrological effects of wind turbine access road crossings on boreal shield wetlands.
Markle CE, Gage H, Tekatch AM, Wilkinson SL, Waddington JM. 2022. Wetland successional state affects fire severity in a boreal shield landscape. Wetlands 42: 87, doi: 10.1007/s13157-022-01586-y
Lehan K, McCarter CPR, Moore PA, Waddington JM 2022. Effect of stockpiling time on donor-peat hydrophysical properties: Implications for peatland restoration. Ecological Engineering 182: 106701, doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2022.106701
Markle CE, Sandler N, Freeman H, Waddington JM. 2021. Multi-scale assessment of rock barrens turtle nesting habitat: Effects of moisture and temperature on hatching success. Ichthyology and Herpetology 109: 507-521, doi: 10.1643/h2020125
Hudson DT, Markle CE, Harris LI, Moore PA, Waddington JM. 2021. Ecohydrological controls on lichen and moss CO2 exchange in rock barrens turtle nesting habitat. Ecohydrology 14: e2255, doi: 10.1002/eco.2255
Markle CE, North TD, Harris LI, Moore PA, Waddington JM. 2020. Spatial heterogeneity of surface topography in peatlands: Assessing overwintering habitat availability for the eastern massasauga rattlesnake. Wetlands 40: 2337-2349, doi: 10.1007/s13157-020-01378-2
Wilkinson SL, Tekatch A, Markle CE, Moore PA, Waddington JM. 2020. Shallow peat is more vulnerable to high peat burn severity during wildfire. Environmental Research Letters 15: 104032, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/aba7e8
Markle CE, Moore PA, Waddington JM. 2020. Primary drivers of reptile overwintering habitat suitability: Integrating wetland ecohydrology and spatial complexity. Bioscience 70: 597-609, doi:10.1093/biosci/biaa059
Markle CE, Wilkinson SL, Waddington JM. 2020. Initial impacts of wildfire on freshwater turtle nesting habitat. Journal of Wildlife Management 84: 1373-1383, doi: 10.1002/jwmg.21921
Markle CE, Moore PA, Waddington JM. 2020. Temporal variability of overwintering conditions for a species-at-risk snake: Implications for climate change and habitat management. Global Ecology and Conservation 22: e00923, doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e00923
Moore PA, Smolarz AG, Markle CE, Waddington JM. 2019. Hydrological and thermal properties of moss and lichen species on rock barrens: Implications for turtle nesting habitat. Ecohydrology 12: e2057, doi:10.1002/eco.2057
Smolarz AG, Moore PA, Markle CE, Waddington JM. 2018. Identifying resilient Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus) peatland hummock hibernacula sites. Canadian Journal of Zoology 96: 1024–1031, doi:10.1139/cjz-2017-0334
Publications - Accepted (coming soon)
North TD, Moore PA, Birch WS, Markle CE, Freeman HC, Furukawa AK, Hudson DT, Wilkinson SL, Waddington JM. 2022. iWetland: A community science platform for monitoring wetland water levels. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, accepted.
Publications - In Preparation (coming soon)
Markle CE, Waddington JM. Wetland surface composition and spatial complexity predict overwintering reptile assemblage.
Markle CE, Freeman H, Hudson D, Waddington JM. Creating landscape-appropriate habitat restoration strategies: Success of a novel nesting habitat design for imperiled freshwater turtles in rock barren landscapes.
Markle CE, Lehan K, Moore PA, Waddington JM. Ecohydrological assessment of recently constructed massasauga rattlesnake overwintering peatland habitat.
Markle CE, Lehan K, Moore PA, Waddington JM. Guidelines for Canadian Shield reptile overwintering peatland habitat creation and management.
Markle CE, Wilkinson SL, Wiebe S, Freeman H, Waddington JM. Impact of wildfire on suitability of turtle nesting habitat
North TD, Markle CE, Moore PA, Waddington JM. Assessing the overwintering habitat ecohydrology of an at-risk snake following wildfire.
Vu J, Moore PA, Markle CE, Gage H, Waddington JM. Hydrological effects of wind turbine access road crossings on boreal shield wetlands.
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