Herpetofauna Inventory at Virgin Islands National Park in 2001-2002
Rice KG, Waddle JH, Crockett ME, Carthy RR, Percival HF. Herpetofauna Inventory at Virgin Islands National Park in 2001-2002. 2001-2002. National Park Service
From 2001-2002, a herpetofauna inventory was conducted at Virgin Islands National Park (VIIS) in an effort to try to find and record a comprehensive list of the species found within the park. The goals of the project were to create a georeferenced inventory of amphibian species, look for any signs of amphibian decline (missing species, disease, die-offs, etc.), and to establish a protocol that could be used for future monitoring efforts. Several sampling methods were used to accomplish these goals. Visual encounter surveys and anuran vocalization surveys were conducted in all habitats throughout the park. Opportunistic collections were used to augment the visual encounter methods for rare species. Data were collected during four sampling periods and every major trail system throughout the park was surveyed. In an effort to comply with Executive Order 13642, Making Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information (GPO 2013), almost 20 years after this inventory project ended, the numerous datasets created as a result of the study were cleaned and processed in order to become machine readable and accessible to the public.
- Type
- Project
- Authors
- Rice, Kenneth; Waddle, J.; Crockett, Marquette; Carthy, Raymond; Percival, H.
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- VIIS
- Keywords
- amphibians, CSO Inventory Cleanup, frogs, herps, lizard, reptile, VIIS
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Amphibians and Reptiles