US Geological Survey Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative Rocky Mountain Region, 2005 Progress Report
Corn PS, Muths E, Hossack BR, Scherer RD. 2005. US Geological Survey Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative Rocky Mountain Region, 2005 Progress Report. United States Geological Survey. Missoula, MT
Amphibian monitoring and research in the Rocky Mountains is conducted through two Science Centers. The Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research In-stitute in Missoula, Montana and partners, including faculty and graduate students at Idaho State University and the University of Montana, conduct studies in the northern part of the region. The Leopold Institute is an interagency center, hosted by the US Forest Service, with the mission to develop the knowledge needed to improve management of wilderness and other natural areas. Why conduct amphibian research at a research center devoted to wilderness? Although amphibian diversity in western wilderness is typically low, amphibians occupy important ecological niches, and declines have been excessively severe in the western U.S. This includes designated wilder-ness and backcountry areas of National Parks, which are generally considered to be refuges for protecting species. In the south, the Fort Collins Science Center (FORT) is located on the Natural Resources Research Campus (NRRC) at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. The NRRC is a partnership of six federal agencies and CSU and was established to support and enhance cooperative research on natural resource issues.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Corn, P.; Muths, Erin; Hossack, Blake; Scherer, Richard
- Date of Issue
- 2005
- Publisher
- United States Geological Survey
- Units
- YELL
- Keywords
- Glacier National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Idaho State Universtiy, Montana Natural Heritage Program, Rocky Mountain National Park, Universtiy of Montana, US Forest Service, Yellowstone National Park