Sampling northwestern New Jersey for Sorex palustris, Microtus chrotorrhinus, and Desmognathus ochrophaeus
Fitzgerald RW. 1989. Sampling northwestern New Jersey for Sorex palustris, Microtus chrotorrhinus, and Desmognathus ochrophaeus. New Jersey School of Conservation. Branchville, NJ
The three species sampled for were the rock vole, the water shrew, and the mountain dusky salamander, which have an undetermined status in New Jersey. None of these were captured, although good data on the composition of the small mammal and herpetile communities at each site were collected. Fourteen different herptile species were collected, 70% of which were Rana utricularia, Bufo americanus, Desmognthus fuscus fuscus, and Plethodon cinereus. Ten mammalian species were collected, the most common of which were Sorex cinereus, Peromyscus leucopus, and Blarina brevicauda. The study sites within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area's boundaries were in Millbrook, Flatbrookville, Walpack, and Stillwater.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Fitzgerald, Randall
- Date of Issue
- 1989
- Publisher
- New Jersey School of Conservation
- Units
- DEWA
- Keywords
- American toad (Bufo americanus), Animal Studies, Eastern Red-Backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus), masked shrew (Sorex cinereus), Monitoring, Mountain Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus ochrophaeus), northern dusky salamander (Desmognathus fuscus fuscus), northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda), northern water shrew (Sorex palustris), rock vole (Microtus coronarius), southern leopard frog (Rana utricularia), Survey, white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)