NCCN Inventory Amphibians North Cascades National Park
Rawhouser A. NCCN Inventory Amphibians North Cascades National Park. 1998-2004. National Park Service
Amphibian survey in streams within North Cascades National Park, 1996-2004. The goal of this particular Inventory was to obtain baseline data on the abundance and distribution of stream obligate amphibian species in the North Cascades National Park Service Complex, particularly Ascaphus truei and Dicamptodon tenebrosus, and to evaluate the environmental factors affecting the distribution of stream amphibians. These objectives will assist in the development of long-term monitoring protocols for stream amphibians. We sampled 168 stream segments from nine watersheds in North Cascades National Park Service Complex during two inventory efforts conducted from 1996-1998 and 2003-2004. Surveys entailed stream habitat characterizations such as stream channel and flow measurements, vegetation and canopy cover measurements, and stream substrate classification. as well as sampling for stream amphibians. When found, amphibians were photographed, classed into age/lifestage categories and a variety of body size measurements were taken. No voucher specimens were collected.
- Type
- Project
- Authors
- Rawhouser, Ashley
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- NOCA
- Keywords
- Amphibian, Ascaphus truei, Biota, Bufo boreas, Chelan County, Dicamptodon tenebrosus, Distribution, Environment, Habitat, Inventory, LACH, Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Lotic, NCCN, NOCA, North Cascades National Park, North Cascades National Park Service Complex, North Coast and Cascades Network Network, Pacific Northwest, Presence, Pseudacris regilla, Rana aurora, Rana cascadae, Resource Management, ROLA, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, Skagit County, Stream, Washington, Whatcom County, Wildlife
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Amphibians and Reptiles
Program
Products
- A survey of stream amphibian species composition and distribution in the North Cascades National Park Service Complex, Washington State (2005)
- Amphibian Inventory for North Cascades National Park tabular data