Amphibian and Reptile Inventory of National Parks in the Northeast

Cook RP, Brotherton DK, Behler JL, Timm BC. Amphibian and Reptile Inventory of National Parks in the Northeast. 2000-2001

Broad-based inventory of reptiles and amphibians conducted March-September 2000 and 2001 (depending on the park). In 1998, a Cooperative Agreement between the National Park Service (NPS) and the Wildlife Conservation Society was established to assess amphibian and reptile assemblages within the parks of the “New England Cluster” of the National Park Service. Since information was lacking or inadequate for the amphibians and reptiles in these parks, a comprehensive, broad-based inventory was conducted March through September in either 2000 or 2001 using a number of survey techniques. While the goals of the project varied between parks, they generally were as follows: 1) Assist the park service in documenting at least 90% of the species currently estimated to occur in the park. 2) Determine the occurrence and status of species of management concern (e.g., state and federal Threatened, Endangered, and Special Concern species, and other declining species). 3) Determine abundance categories, distribution, and habitat use of documented species. 4) Identify critical habitats of Threatened, Endangered, and Special Concern species. 5) Provide a basis for the future development of a long term monitoring program. 6) Analyze species occurrence against historical occurrence and evaluate the state of the park’s herpetofauna, on a site and regional scale.

Type
Project
Authors
Cook, Robert; Brotherton, David; Behler, John; Timm, Brad
Units
ACAD , MIMA , MORR , NETN , SAGA , SAIR , SARA , WEFA
Keywords
Amphibians, and minnow trap surveys, anuran calling surveys, coverboards, Egg Mass Counts, Frogs, incidental encounters, Inventory, Reptiles, Salamanders, Snakes, time-constrained search, turtle trap surveys, Turtles

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