Amphibian Migration Monitoring at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP in Vermont, USA (1999-2000)

Sampling event
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18 April 2022
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Description

In order to help guide the development of a forest management plan, a biological inventory of the amphibian and reptiles within the park and adjacent lands was conducted in 1999 and 2000. Amphibian spring migration to vernal pools were monitored using a drift fence and pitfall traps. Additionally, captures of small mammals were also recorded. Prior to the start of the 1999 amphibian breeding season, four, 30.5-meter long drift fences, each with 8 pitfall traps (consisting of two #10 cans attached end to end) buried along their length, were established at two different forested wetlands. Pitfall traps were typically opened on rainy days or when rain was expected overnight, and then checked the following morning.

Data Records

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Event (core)
214
Occurrence 
2463

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Faccio S (2022): Amphibian Migration Monitoring at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP in Vermont, USA (1999-2000). v1.2. Vermont Center for Ecostudies. Dataset/Samplingevent. https://ipt.vtatlasoflife.org/resource?r=mabidriftfence&v=1.2

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Keywords

Samplingevent

Contacts

Steve Faccio
  • Originator
conservation biologist
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
05055 Norwich
Vermont
US
Kent McFarland
  • Metadata Provider
  • User
  • Point Of Contact
conservation biologist
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
05055 Norwich
Vermont
US

Geographic Coverage

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP, Woodstock, Vermont, USA

Bounding Coordinates South West [43.628, -72.545], North East [43.637, -72.529]

Taxonomic Coverage

Frogs and Salamanders, small mammals

Class Amphibia (frogs and salamanders), mammalia (small mammals)

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1999-04-01 / 2000-07-01

Sampling Methods

Prior to the start of the 1999 amphibian breeding season, four, 30.5-meter long drift fences, each with 8 pitfall traps (consisting of two #10 cans attached end to end) buried along their length, were established at two different forested wetlands. Pitfall traps were typically opened on rainy days or when rain was expected overnight, and then checked the following morning. These two wetlands were targeted for drift fence sampling because of their relatively large size (ca. 1-acre each), their central location within the park, and their accumulations of sphagnum mosses and raised hummocks. These characteristics identified them as potential breeding habitats for several amphibian species including the rare and secretive Four-toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum), a species listed as one of Special Concern in Vermont.

Study Extent Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP, Woodstock, Vermont, USA
Quality Control unknown

Method step description:

  1. unknown

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Faccio, S. D., September 2001. Biological Inventory of Amphibians and Reptiles at the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park and Adjacent Lands. Technical Report NPS/NER/NRTR—2005/008. National Park Service. Woodstock, VT. https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/430046 https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/430046

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers b4d30e1c-65a6-43a6-b0c5-526a414596b3
https://ipt.vtatlasoflife.org/resource?r=mabidriftfence