Summary of amphibian community monitoring at Moores Creek National Battlefield, 2010
Byrne MW, Smrekar BD, Moore MN, Harris CS, Blankley BA. 2011. Summary of amphibian community monitoring at Moores Creek National Battlefield, 2010. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/SECN/NRDS—2011/178. National Park Service, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science. Fort Collins, Colorado
This report summarizes data collected with the Draft SECN Amphibian Community Monitoring Protocol at Moores Creek National Battlefield in 2010. Data were collected at seven spatially-balanced random locations at the Battlefield with two techniques: automated recording devices and visual-encounter surveys. 32 post-metamorphic amphibians were detected. Twenty-eight individuals were identified to the species level (nine species total) and three individuals were only identified to the genus level. 21 reptiles were also detected. Twenty individuals (six species total) were identified to the species level and one individual was only identified to the genus level. No non-native amphibians or reptiles were detected. Cope's gray treefrog was the most widely distributed amphibian. Ground skink was the most widely distributed reptile.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Byrne, Michael; Smrekar, Brian; Moore, Marylou; Harris, Casey; Blankley, Brent
- Date of Issue
- 2011-07
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science
- Units
- MOCR , NRSS , SECN
- Keywords
- Amphibian, Amphibian Monitoring, automated recording device, Monitoring, Moores Creek National Battlefield, Reptile, visual-encounter survey