Mohonk Preserve Vernal Pool Amphibian Breeding Ecology Monitoring from 1931 to Present

Natalie Feldsine; Anna Forester; Alexis Garretson; Paul Huth; Elizabeth C Long; Vanessa Morgan; Megan Napoli; Ethan Pierce; Daniel Smiley; Shanan Smiley; John Thompson

doi:10.15468/dypfbs

Mohonk Preserve Vernal Pool Amphibian Breeding Ecology Monitoring from 1931 to Present

Citation

Mohonk Preserve, Feldsine N, Forester A, Garretson A, Huth P, Long E C, Morgan V, Napoli M, Pierce E, Smiley D, Smiley S, Thompson J (2023). Mohonk Preserve Vernal Pool Amphibian Breeding Ecology Monitoring from 1931 to Present. Mohonk Preserve. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/dypfbs accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-24.

Description

The Mohonk Preserve's Daniel Smiley Research Center has been monitoring species occupancy, reproductive success, and water quality of 11 vernal pools (Ski Loop, Bonticou, Terrace, Long Woodland Pool, Long Woodland Swamp, Oakwood, Sleepy Hollow, Hermits, North Mud Pond, Canaan, and Talus) on the Preserve each spring from April 1931 to present. This project aims to document changes in the reproductive behavior and phenology of amphibians and allow research access to historical, longitudinal records. The dataset is a paired record of amphibian occurence with environmental indicators spanning nearly 90 years of data collection. The dataset includes environmental conditions for the 730 sampling events associated with the species occurences with complete coverage air temperature and precipitation records and partial coverage for a variety of other weather and water quality measures. Species occurence data collection has included species identification and counts of live and dead adults, mated pairs, spermatophores, egg masses, juveniles, and tadpoles counts as well as a record of the level of frog calling. Collection of data was sporadic from 1931 - 1991 but has been collected consistently from 1991 to present. The data collection is ongoing, as are digitization efforts, and the data package will receive periodic updates.

Purpose

To monitor amphibian breeding occupancy.

Taxonomic Coverages

Ambystoma maculatum
Ambystoma jeffersonianum
Ambystoma laterale
Notophthalmus viridescens
Pseudacris crucifer
Lithobates clamitans
Lithobates catesbeianus
Ambystoma opacum
Lithobates sylvaticus

Geographic Coverages

Data were collected from 11 vernal pools on Mohonk Preserve property in the Shawangunk Ridge of New Paltz, NY, USA

Bibliographic Citations

Garretson A, Napoli M, Feldsine N, Adler-Colvin P, Long E (2020) Vernal pool amphibian breeding ecology monitoring from 1931 to present: A harmonised historical and ongoing observational ecology dataset. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e50121. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e50121 - https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e50121
Preserve, Mohonk, N. Feldsine, A. Forester, A. Garretson, P. Huth, E. Long, V. Morgan, M. Napoli, E. Pierce, D. Smiley, S. Smiley, and J. Thompson. 2021. Mohonk Preserve Amphibian and Water Quality Monitoring Dataset at 11 Vernal Pools from 1931-Present ver 6. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/6549a2f67d5acb3495e9fba4145e298f - https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/6549a2f67d5acb3495e9fba4145e298f

Contacts

Mohonk Preserve
originator
position: Daniel Smiley Research Center
Mohonk Preserve
PO Box 715
New Paltz
12561
New York
Telephone: 8452550919
email: research@mohonkpreserve.org

Natalie Feldsine
originator
position: Research Collection and Citizen Science Coordinator
Mohonk Preserve
PO Box 715
New Paltz
12561
New York
Telephone: 8452550919
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4331-3042

Anna Forester
originator
position: Creator
Mohonk Preserve
PO Box 715
New Paltz
12561
New York
Telephone: 8452550919

Alexis Garretson
originator
position: Lowey Data Curation Fellow
Mohonk Preserve
PO Box 715
New Paltz
12561
New York
Telephone: 8452550919
homepage: https://alexis-catherine.github.io/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7260-0131

Paul Huth
originator
position: Creator
Mohonk Preserve
PO Box 715
New Paltz
12561
New York
Telephone: 8452550919

Elizabeth C Long
originator
position: Creator
Mohonk Preserve
PO Box 715
New Paltz
12561
New York
Telephone: 8452550919
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7410-5548

Vanessa Morgan
originator
position: Creator
SUNY New Paltz

Megan Napoli
originator
position: Research Ecologist
Mohonk Preserve
PO Box 715
New Paltz
12561
New York
Telephone: 8452550919
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2390-6545

Ethan Pierce
originator
position: Creator
Mohonk Preserve

Daniel Smiley
originator
position: Creator
Mohonk Preserve

Shanan Smiley
originator
position: Creator
Mohonk Preserve

John Thompson
originator
position: Creator
Mohonk Preserve

Alexis Garretson
metadata author
position: Lowey Data Curation Fellow
Mohonk Preserve
PO Box 715
New Paltz
12561
New York
Telephone: 8452550919
homepage: https://alexis-catherine.github.io/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7260-0131

Director of Conservation Science
publisher
position: Daniel Smiley Research Center
Mohonk Preserve
PO Box 715
New Paltz
12561
New York
Telephone: 8452550919
email: research@mohonkpreserve.org

Alexis Garretson
curator
position: Lowey Data Curation Fellow
Mohonk Preserve
PO Box 715
New Paltz
12561
New York
Telephone: 8452550919
email: alexis@garretson.net
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7260-0131

Director of Conservation Science
administrative point of contact
position: Daniel Smiley Research Center
Mohonk Preserve
PO Box 715
New Paltz
12561
New York
Telephone: 8452550919
email: research@mohonkpreserve.org

Alexis Garretson
administrative point of contact
position: Lowey Data Curation Fellow
Mohonk Preserve
email: alexis@garretson.net
homepage: https://alexis-catherine.github.io/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7260-0131