Development of a Monitoring Program for Introduced Green Treefrogs in Great Smoky Mountain National Park
2015. Development of a Monitoring Program for Introduced Green Treefrogs in Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Initial surveys in 2013 found 10s of thousands of calling males in the Cove, with the highest densities around the Lagoons, but spreading to most other unforested wetlands in the Cove along Abrams Creek. Large choruses occupied open oxbow wetlands that are dry most years. In 2014, a possible hybrid with gray treefrog (not previously reported) was collected. Dry conditions prevented conducting competition experiments in the wetlands, but these were conducted in artificial pools. Narrow-mouthed toads also provided too difficult to include in the study.
- Type
- Generic Dataset
- Date of Issue
- 2015
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- Abrams Creek, APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, green treefrogs, GRSM, Hyla cinerea, Invasive, Origin:External, SER, Southeast Region, StudyID:GRSM-01141, Wetlands
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Invasive Species | Invasive/Exotic animals , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Amphibians and Reptiles