Least Squares Means (LS Mean) Tukey-Kramer post-hoc pairwise comparisons connecting letters report of monthly environmental temperatures (Tmin, Tmax, Tmean) during 2009–2010 within four habitat types (clearcut openings, group selection openings, harvest-adjacent forest, and forested control).

*<p>Habitat types at each level not connected by the same letter are significantly different.</p

Habitat and Animal Temperature Ranges.

<p>Mean monthly temperature maxima (Tmax), mean (Tmean), and minima (Tmin) over two years (2009–2010) by habitat type (clearcut openings, group selection openings, harvest-adjacent forest (Harv. Adjacent), and forested control) (a). Maxima, means, and minima monthly eastern box turtle body temperatures (Tb) for the same period (b).</p

Thermal Optima.

<p>Scatter plot of daily distances traveled by eastern box turtles (steplengths; y-axes) by ground temperature (T_g in °C; x-axes). All 2007–10 steplengths (in meters per day) by ground temperature (a.) and the log-transformed steplength by ground temperature (b.). Pre-harvest (2007–08) steplength in meters per day by ground temperature (c.) and post-harvest (2009–10; d.). Plots show 95% (black ellipse) and 50% (grey ellipse) density ellipses around points and histogram densities along plot boarders. Darkened areas represent the peak of activity temperatures (22–26°C; thermal optimum) in these data.</p

Published studies involving home range estimates from native populations of <i>T. carolina.</i>

<p>Published studies involving home range estimates from native populations of <i>T. carolina.</i></p

Study Area Maps.

<p>Regional and local map of the study area in south-central Indiana. a) The location of the study area in Indiana relative to the continental US. b) The nine study sites spanning Morgan, Monroe, and Brown Counties in IN. Polygon colors represent management classes (controls = light grey, clearcuts = medium grey, group selections = dark grey).</p

Harvest Proximity Temperatures.

<p>Mean eastern box turtle body temperatures (Tb) in degrees Celsius (C) with relation to timber harvest proximity over the active season months for post-harvest years (2009–10 combined). Starred bars represent significantly different mean temperatures during that month.</p

Pre vs. Post Movements.

<p>Average steplength (m/day) moved by eastern box turtles each month for both harvest periods (pre-harvest [2007–08] and post-harvest [2009–10]; bars). The average ground temperatures (Tg; °C) recorded at turtle location each harvest period are also plotted (lines).</p

Pre-harvest (Pre-harv.; 2007–2008) and post-harvest (Post-harv.; 2009–2010) home ranges of female and male eastern box turtles.

*<p>The associated management class (Mngmnt Class).</p>†<p>biennial Minimum Convex Polygons (MCP) home ranges.</p>‡<p>Only the 95% kernel isopleths areas are listed here, as they are the only relevant comparisons to 100% MCP.</p