Movement Patterns and the Conservation of Amphibians Breeding in Small, Temporary Wetlands
Dodd CK and Cade BS. 1998. Movement Patterns and the Conservation of Amphibians Breeding in Small, Temporary Wetlands. Conservation Biology. 12(2):331-339
Movements of amphibians between terrestrial habitat and a temporary pond in northcentral Florida were studied. Pitfall traps were used to capture and recapture 2500 individuals. The study was conducted over a 5 year period. Results showed that movement between pond and terrestrial habitats were nonrandom in orientation.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Dodd, C.; Cade, Brian
- Units
- DEVA
- Keywords
- Absence (Biodiversity), Abundance (Biodiversity), Communities, Distribution (Biodiversity), drift fence, Florida, Pitfall Traps, Presence (Biodiversity), striped newts, Taxa Links To Datasets, Taxa Links To References, xeric sandhill uplands