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Figure 11. Size-class distribution of gopher tortoise populations on the Katharine Ordway Preserve, Putnam
Co., Florida. A. Selected sandhill and old field sites, using estimated carapace length. B. All gopher tortoises
captured.




 The size-class distributions, based on burrow surveys, for core and perimeter
sites were roughly unimodal (Fig. 10). At perimeter sites in both habitats and at the
core old field site most burrows were adult size. The core sandhill site was the
exception, with all carapace length estimates between 175 and 229 mm. The size-