The Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI): 5-year report
Muths E, Gallant A, Campbell E, Battaglin W, Green D, Staiger J, Walls S, Gunzburger M, Kearney R. 2006. The Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI): 5-year report. U.S. Geological Survey. Reston, Virginia
The Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI) is an innovative, multidisciplinary program that began in 2000 in response to a congressional directive for the Department of the Interior to address the issue of amphibian declines in the United States. ARMI research and monitoring efforts have addressed at least 7 of the 21 Threatened and Endangered Species listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (California red-legged frog [Rana draytonii], Chiricahua leopard frog [R. chiricahuensis], arroyo toad [Bufo californicus], dusky gopher frog [Rana sevosa], mountain yellow-legged frog [R. muscosa], flatwoods salamander [Ambystoma cingulatum], and the golden coqui [Eleutherodactylus jasperi]), and 9 additional species of concern recognized by the IUCN. ARMI investigations have addressed time-sensitive research, such as emerging infectious diseases and effects on amphibians related to natural disasters like wildfire, hurricanes, and debris flows, and the effects of more constant, environmental change, like urban expansion, road development, and the use of pesticides.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Muths, Erin; Gallant, Alisa; Campbell, Evan; Battaglin, William; Green, David; Staiger, Jennifer; Walls, Susan; Gunzburger, Margaret; Kearney, Rick
- Date of Issue
- 2006
- Publisher
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Units
- CHIR
- Keywords
- Climate Change, habitat change, Invasive Species, Pathology, Population