Nocturnal Calling Frog Surveys at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP in Vermont, USA (1999-2000)

Sampling event
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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. To inventory frogs, a protocol established for the Vermont Calling Frog Survey was modified and used to sample the Pogue, the Field-Wetland, and the Hardwood-Wetland. A total of 10 listening stations were established. Systematic aural surveys of calling frogs occurred on rainy or humid nights throughout the spring and summer. At each station, all frogs heard calling during a 10-minute period were identified to species and their relative abundance estimated based upon chorus.

Data Records

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104
Occurrence 
154

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Faccio S (2022): Nocturnal Calling Frog Surveys at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP in Vermont, USA (1999-2000). v1.1. Vermont Center for Ecostudies. Dataset/Samplingevent. https://ipt.vtatlasoflife.org/resource?r=mbrbhpcallfrog&v=1.1

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Keywords

Samplingevent

Contacts

Steve Faccio
  • Originator
conservation biologist
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
05055 Norwich
Vermont
US
Kent McFarland
  • Metadata Provider
  • Editor
  • 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 [43.613, -72.574], North East [43.647, -72.484]

Taxonomic Coverage

frogs

Order Anura (frogs)

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1999-05-01 / 2000-07-31

Sampling Methods

To inventory frogs, a protocol established for the Vermont Calling Frog Survey was modified and used to sample the Pogue, the Field-Wetland, and the Hardwood-Wetland. A total of 10 listening stations were established; 6 around the Pogue, and 2 at each of the wetlands (Fig. 1). Systematic aural surveys of calling frogs occurred on rainy or humid nights throughout the spring and summer. At each station, all frogs heard calling during a 10-minute period were identified to species and their relative abundance estimated based upon the following codes: Code 1: Can clearly hear all individuals of a species and can count them easily – there is ample space (time) between calling individuals. Code 2: There is some overlap of calls between individuals of a species, but not so much as to make an accurate count impossible. Code 3: A full chorus. Calls for a species are constant, continuous, and overlapping.

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

Method step description:

  1. see above

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 d3faf637-79da-4c3b-8ddf-ac5ce4a4e4d4
https://ipt.vtatlasoflife.org/resource?r=mbrbhpcallfrog