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Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:
2025
29. Jones M, Steblaj V, Schang K, Ross M, & CE Markle. 2025. Water, wildlife, and the world: A global synthesis of trends in wildlife ecohydrology research. Ecohydrology 18(7):e70122. Open access.
28. Tekatch A, Markle CE, Wilkinson SL, McCarter CPR, Moore PA, & JM Waddington. 2025. Ecohydrological drivers of boreal shield peatland fire refugia. Ecohydrology 18(5):e70075.
27. McManus K, Standen K, Lyons C, Markle CE, Baltzer J. 2025. Limitations of a frozen feast: Light availability affects boreal plant access to novel nitrogen released from permafrost thaw. Ecosystems 29(8).
2024
26. North T, Markle CE, Fallas RY, Moore PA & JM Waddington. (2024). Initial impacts of wildfire on overwintering conditions for a species-at-risk snake. Global Ecology and Conservation. doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e03258. Open access.
25. Van Huizen B, Markle CE, Moore PA, & JM Waddington. (2024). Bedrock morphology influences rock barrens turtle nesting habitat energy dynamics. Ecology and Evolution. doi:10.1002/ece3.11183. Open Access.
24. Markle CE, Simone KL, Wilkinson SL, Freeman HCA, Wiebe S, Sherwood E, & JM Waddington. (2024). Severe wildfire affects thermal and moisture regimes of at-risk turtle nesting habitat. Northeastern Naturalist, Emydine Special Issue. Open Access.
23. Markle CE, Freeman H, Hudson D, Waddington JM. (2024). Creating landscape-appropriate habitat restoration strategies: Success of a novel nesting habitat design for imperiled freshwater turtles in rock barren landscapes. Restoration Ecology. Open Access. Nest habitat creation guide.
2023
22. North TD, Moore PA, Birch WS, Markle CE, Freeman HCA, Furukawa AK, Hudson DT, Wilkinson SL, & JM Waddington. (2023). iWetland: A community science platform for monitoring wetland water levels. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice 8(1):1-15.
2022
21. Markle CE, Gage HJM, Tekatch AM, Wilkinson SL, & JM Waddington. (2022). Wetland successional state affects fire severity in a boreal shield landscape. Wetlands 42:87. Link to paper.
2021
20. Markle CE, Law T, Freeman HCA, Caverhill B, Davy CM, Hathaway J, McNeil J, Moxley KJ, Richer S & P Chow-Fraser. (2021). Using the Blanding’s turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) plastron as a ‘fingerprint’: Photo identification of an endangered species. Canadian Wildlife Biology and Management. Open Access link to paper.
19. Markle CE, Sandler NA, Freeman HC, & JM Waddington. (2021). Multi-scale assessment of rock barrens turtle nesting habitat: Effects of moisture and temperature on hatch success. Ichthyology and Herpetology 109: 507-521. doi: 10.1643/h2020125. Open Access link to paper.
2020
18. Hudson DT, Markle CE, Harris LI, Moore PA, & JM Waddington. (2020). Ecohydrological controls on lichen and moss CO2 exchange in rock barrens turtle nesting habitat. Ecohydrology. doi: 10.1002/eco/2255. Open Access link to paper.
17. Markle CE, North TD, Harris LI, Moore PA, & JM Waddington. (2020). Spatial heterogeneity of surface topography in peatlands: assessing overwintering habitat availability for the eastern massasauga rattlesnake. Wetlands 40(6): 2337-2349. doi: 10.1007/s13157-020-01378-2. Link to paper.
16. Wilkinson S, Tekatch A, Markle CE, Moore PA, & JM Waddington. (2020). Shallow peat is most vulnerable to high peat burn severity during wildfire. Environmental Research Letters. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/aba7e8. Link to paper.
15. Markle CE, Wilkinson SL & JM Waddington. (2020). Initial effects of wildfire on freshwater turtle nesting habitat. Journal of Wildlife Management. doi: 10.1002/jwmg.21921. Link to paper.
14. Markle CE, Moore PA, & JM Waddington. (2020). Primary drivers of reptile overwintering habitat suitability: Integrating wetland ecohydrology and spatial complexity. BioScience. doi: 10.1093.biosci/biaa059. Link to paper.
13. Markle CE, Moore PA, & JM Waddington. (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. Open Access link to paper.
2019
12. Paterson JE, Baxter-Gilbert J, Beaudry F, Carstairs S, Chow-Fraser P, Edge CB, Lentini AM, Litzgus JD, Markle CE, McKeown K, Moore JA, Refsnider JM, Riley JL, Rouse JD, Seburn DC, Zimmerling JR, & CM Davy. (2019). Road avoidance and its energetic consequences for reptiles. Ecology and Evolution. 2019; 00:1-10. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5515. PDF
11. Piczak M, Markle CE, & P Chow-Fraser. (2019). Decades of road mortality cause severe decline in a common snapping turtle population. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 18(2):231-240. https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-1345.1. Link to paper.
10. Moore PA, Smolarz AG, Markle CE, & JM Waddington. (2019). Hydrological and thermal properties of moss and lichen species on rock barrens: Implications for turtle nesting habitat. Ecohydrology 12(2):e2057. doi:10.1002/eco.2057. Link to paper.
2018
9. Markle CE, Rutledge JM, & P Chow-Fraser. (2018). Factors affecting coastal wetland occupancy for Eastern Musk Turtles (Sternotherus odoratus) in Georgian Bay, Lake Huron. Herpetologica 74 (3): 236-244. PDF
8. Smolarz AG, Moore PA, Markle CE, & JM Waddington. (2018). Identifying resilient eastern massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus) peatland hummock hibernacula. Canadian Journal of Zoology 96 (9): 1024-1031. doi 10.1139/cjz-2017-0334. Link to paper
7. Markle CE & P Chow-Fraser. (2018). Effects of European Common Reed on Blanding’s Turtle Spatial Ecology. Journal of Wildlife Management. doi 10.1002/jwmg.21 435 PDF
6. Markle CE, Chow-Fraser GE, & P Chow-Fraser. (2018). Long-term habitat changes in a protected area: Implications for herpetofauna habitat management and restoration. PLoS One 13(2):e0192134. PDF Supplementary: Table S1
2017
5. Markle CE, Gillingwater, SD, Levick R, & P Chow-Fraser. (2017). The true cost of partial fencing: Evaluating strategies to reduce reptile road mortality. Wildlife Society Bulletin 41(2):342–350. PDF Supplementary: Tables S1-S5
4. Markle CE & P Chow-Fraser. (2017). Thermal characteristics of overwintering sites for the Blanding’s turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) across three study areas in Ontario, Canada. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 12:241–251. Open Access link to paper.
2016
3. Markle CE & P Chow-Fraser. (2016). An integrative approach to regional mapping of suitable habitat for the Blanding’s turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) on islands in Georgian Bay, Lake Huron. Global Ecology and Conservation. 6(2016): 219–231. PDF
2. Marcaccio JV, Markle CE, & P Chow-Fraser. (2016). Use of fixed-wing and multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicles to map dynamic changes in a freshwater marsh. Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems. 4(3): 193–202. PDF
2014
1. Markle CE & P Chow-Fraser. (2014). Habitat selection by the Blanding’s turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) on a protected island in Georgian Bay, Lake Huron. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 13(2): 216–226. Link to paper.
Peer-Reviewed Proceedings:
- Marcaccio JV, Markle CE, & P Chow-Fraser. (2015). Unmanned aerial vehicles produce high-resolution, seasonally-relevant imagery for classifying wetland vegetation. The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Volume XL-1/W4, 2015, International Conference on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Geomatics, 30 Aug – 02 Sep 2015, Toronto, Canada, pages 249–256. doi: 10.5194/isprsarchives-XL-1-W4-249-2015. (peer-reviewed).
Book Chapters:
1. Markle CE & P Chow-Fraser. (2017). “Georgian Bay, Lake Huron: Freshwater turtles and their wetland habitat in a changing landscape”. In E. Freedman & M. Neuzil (Eds.), Biodiversity, Conservation, and Environmental Management in the Great Lakes Basin. New York, USA: Routledge.
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