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

Study Extent

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

Sampling

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.

Quality Control

unknown

Method steps

1. unknown

Frogs and Salamanders, small mammals

1. Amphibia
   common name: frogs and salamanders rank: class
2. mammalia
   common name: small mammals rank: class

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