Microhabitats of a Terrestrial Forest Salamander
Jaeger RG. 1980. Microhabitats of a Terrestrial Forest Salamander. Copeia. 1980(2):265-268
The above-ground density of Plethodon cinereus did not vary over 22 samplingdays during spring and summer, even during seven-day periods without rain.Surface density was not correlated with amount of rainfall, but microhabitatchoice was so correlated: the percentage of salamanders under rocks and logsincreased and the percentage in (he leaf liner decreased with decreasing rainfall.These data suggest that the P. cinereus population does not move underground(where food is scarce) during short dry periods but instead that it maximizes theamount of time spent on the surface of the ground (where prey are abundant).
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Jaeger, Robert
- Units
- SHEN
- Keywords
- Forest, Habitat, Salamander, Terrestrial