Mathew Denton

Position and Affiliation

Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey

Areas of Interest

Diamondback terrapin and Sea turtle research; conservation biology, animal behavior, and restoration ecology

Education

B.S. Biology and Ecology, Florida Atlantic University

M.S. Environmental Science, Florida Atlantic University

Project Involvement

American Alligator and American Crocodile ecology and monitoring

Publications

Denton, M.J., Hart, K.M., Demopoulos, A.W.J., Oleinik, A., Baldwin, J. 2015. Diet of Diamondback Terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) in subtropical mangrove habitats in South Florida. Chelonian Conservation Biology. In review

Denton, M.J., Hart, K.M., Oelinik, A., Wood, R., and Baldwin, J. 2015. Malaclemys terrapin rhizophorarum (Mangrove Diamondbacked terrapin). Herpetological Review. 46 (3): 426-427

Fujisaki, I., Hart, K.M., Mazzotti, F.J., Cherkiss, M.S., Sartain, A.R., Jeffery, B.J., Beauchamp, J.S., Denton, M.J. 2014. Home range and movements of American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) in an estuary habitat. Animal Biotelemetry 2 (1): p 8

Halager, K., M. Denton, and M. Salmon. Turtle friendly lights: testing and assessment of efficacy. Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, National Marine Fisheries Service, in press.

Johnston, G.R., J.C. Johnston, M. Denton. 2008. Ecology of a freshwater turtle guild in a southern Florida canal system. Florida Scientist. 71(4): 360-369.