Status and Trend of Amphibians on a Transect on the Continental Divide: Integrating anNPS Vital Sign with the USGS Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative acrossNetworks: 2012 Annual Report
Corn S, Muths E, Legg K. 2013. Status and Trend of Amphibians on a Transect on the Continental Divide: Integrating anNPS Vital Sign with the USGS Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative acrossNetworks: 2012 Annual Report. USGS - Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
Required annual report for /NPS Status and Trend funding. USGSAmphibians are declining throughout the world. The USGS Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI) has monitored populations in Rocky Mountain and Glacier National Parks since 2000, and the NPS Greater Yellowstone Inventory and Monitoring Network has led monitoring efforts in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks since 2004. These efforts provide a unique opportunity for analysis of a vital sign across parks. The goal of this proposal is to integrate amphibian monitoring from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem with data collected by ARMI in the neighboring Rocky Mountain Network to provide a coherent view of the status and trends of amphibians on the Continental Divide. Additional objectives include linking analyses of amphibians with other vital signs, for example climate, wetland integrity, and presence of beaver; recommending methods for integrated data collection of multiple vital signs; and developing methods for integrating amphibian monitoring data collected under different study designs. Analyses will use occupancy models within an information-theoretic framework to identify the relative importance of climate and habitat characteristics on occupancy associated with each park.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Corn, Steve; Muths, Erin; Legg, Kristin
- Date of Issue
- 2013-01
- Units
- GLAC , GRTE , GRYN , ROMN , ROMO , YELL