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Amphibian Monitoring at the Lye Brook Wilderness and Mt. Mansfield: Amphibian Drift Fence Captures on Mt. Mansfield and Lye Brook Wilderness Area

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  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

    • Address:
      705 Spear Street
      South Burlington, Vermont 05403
      United States of America

      Phone: (802) 391-4135
      Email: femc@uvm.edu
      Website: www.uvm.edu/femc

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    The Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas Project collects and disseminates data needed to make informed recommendations regarding the state status, state rank, and conservation of Vermont’s reptiles and amphibians.

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  • James Andrews: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator

  • Stephen Trombulak: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider

  • Kristianne G. Tolgyesi: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider

  • Katherine Wright: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider

  • Erin Talmage: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider

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  • amphibians, frogs, populations, salamanders,

Organizations

  • Vermont Monitoring Cooperative : funder
  • Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas : lead
  • Middlebury College : partner

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  • dataset_eml_locationcords
    • -73.0372, 43.0303
    • -72.827737, 43.0303
    • -72.827737, 44.542052
    • -73.0372, 44.542052
    • -73.0372, 43.0303

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  • dataset_eml_datatabletitle: Amphibian Drift Fence Captures on Mt. Mansfield and Lye Brook Wilderness Area
  • dataset_eml_datatablestartdate: 1991-06-13
  • dataset_eml_datatabledescription: Amphibian capture and physiological data from drift fences operated on Mt. Mansfield and in the Lye Brook Wilderness Area

    Dataset Disclaimer: This data is stratified when used in summary statistics and reports such as those included in this project. Users of this data should be aware that the raw data found within this dataset includes all of the data collected during the study, including some observations not used within the reports. To review the methodology on how annual comparisons are generated please refer to one of the Amphibian Monitoring Update reports found within the Document/Images section.


  • dataset_eml_datatablepurpose: Data collection to make informed recommendations regarding the state status, state rank, and conservation of Vermont’s reptiles and amphibians.

  • dateset_eml_datatableshortname: Z0000_AmphibianDriftFence

  • dataset_eml_datatablephysicalobjectname: VMC.349.443

  • dataset_eml_datatabledatatype: mySQL
  • dataset_eml_datatablecitation: James Andrews. 2017. Amphibian Drift Fence Captures on Mt. Mansfield and Lye Brook Wilderness Area. Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas. FEMC. Can be found at : https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/amphibian-monitoring-lye-brook-wilderness-mt/dataset/amphibian-drift-fence-data

  • dataset_eml_datatableonlinedistribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/CI4/data/archive/project/amphibian-monitoring-lye-brook-wilderness-mt/dataset/amphibian-drift-fence-data

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    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: County
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: County
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: county in which animal was identified or collected
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: Town
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Town
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: The town in which sampling occurred
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
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    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Block information
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: The name of the larger block within which sampling was done
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    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    • Unit: Block
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    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Site information
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: The site within the block that was being sampled
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      • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: Ambystoma maculatum
        • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #173590, (Ambystoma maculatum)
      • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: Pseudacris crucifer
        • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #207303, (Pseudacris crucifer)
      • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: Lithobates sylvaticus
        • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #775117, Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus)
      • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: Lithobates palustris
        • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #775107, Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris)
      • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: Eurycea bislineata
        • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #173685, (Eurycea bislineata)
      • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: Anaxyrus americanus
        • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #773511, American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)
      • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: Gyrinophilus porphyriticus
        • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #173715, Spring Salamander; salamandre pourpre (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus)
      • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: Desmognathus fuscus
        • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #173633, Northern Dusky Salamander; Dusky Salamander; salamandre sombre du nord (Desmognathus fuscus)
      • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: Thamnophis sirtalis
        • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #174136, (Thamnophis sirtalis)
      • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: Notophthalmus viridescens
        • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #173615, Eastern Newt; triton vert (Notophthalmus viridescens)
      • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: Pletodon cinereus
        • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #173649, (Plethodon cinereus)
      • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: Lithobates clamitans
        • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #775087, Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans)
      • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinitioncode: Hyla versicolor
        • dataset_eml_attributelistcodedefinition: ITIS #173503, Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor)
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    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: The common name for the individual
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    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
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    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: The total number of individuals captured
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    • Unit: whole numbers
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      • dataset_eml_attributelistboundsminimum: 0
      • dataset_eml_attributelistboumdsmaximum: 10000
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    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Snout to vent length
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: standard length measurement for amphibians (tip of snout to end of vent)
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: millimeter
    • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.1
    • Unit: millimeter
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    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Total length
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: The total length of the specimen
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    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: millimeter
    • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.1
    • Unit: millimeter
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    dataset_eml_attributelistname: Physical info
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    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Physical information about the species
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: Specific loc
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Specific location
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: The specific location of the data collection
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    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: Status
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Visit status
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: The outcome of the search in terms of species detection
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    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: Info
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: General information
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    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
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    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Weather on search date
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    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
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    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Air temperature
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Air temperature at time of data collection
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    • Unit: celsius
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    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Method of capture
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: How the specimen was captured
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    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: The time when the search begain
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    • Unit: hours and minutes
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    • Unit: Hours and minutes
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    • Unit: minute
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    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
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    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Number of field workers
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    • dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: dimensionless
    • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
    • dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: integer
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: Site notes
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Site notes
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Notes about the site at the time of collection
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: Other species
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Other species observed
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Other species observed during the visit
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: Class
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Species class
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Common name of the species class, reptile or amphibian
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: Order
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Species order
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: The scientific name of the order of the specimen
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: text
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: Date Entered
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Date entered
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Date the data was originally entered
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: datetime
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: datetime
    • dataset_eml_attributelistformatstring: YYYY-MM-DD
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: Observation ID
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Observation ID
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: A unique record identifying the particular observation
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: int
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: nominal

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  • dataset_eml_currentMethodsHeader
    • Fence locations
      • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1991-04-01
      • dataset_eml_methoddescription: On Mansfield, drift fences located in the Browns River drainage. Two fences at 1200' (Proctor Maple Research Center) (1) in mixed northern hardwoods, (2) in hemlock stand; 2200' (off CCC road in Underhill State Park) in mixed northern hardwoods; and at 3200' (off Sunset Ridge Trail) in spruce and fir forest. No data collected in 2009.

    • Monitoring sites
      • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 2008-04-01
      • dataset_eml_methoddescription: At Lye Brook, monitoring restarted with three drift fences located outside of the north and south ends of wilderness area used for monitoring: 860' fence near Lye Brook Falls Access area, 2400' and 2700' fence off Branch Pond Road

    • Preparation and sampling
      • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1991-04-01
      • dataset_eml_methoddescription: Drift fence bucket lids removed the day prior to anticipated heavy rain events, with samples collected after rain. Sampling done approximately 3 times per month, April through October.

    • Length measurements
      • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1994-04-01
      • dataset_eml_methoddescription: At each drift fence, length measurements were taken only on the first three individuals from each size class and species. Total length of specimens measured from the tip of the nose to the tip of the body or tail. Snout-to-vent length also measured as length from tip of snout to vent or cloacal opening.


  • dataset_eml_methodsPast (dataset_eml_notInUse)
    • Drift fence locations
      • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1993-04-01
        dataset_eml_methodsEndDate: 2002-10-31
      • dataset_eml_methoddescription: At Lye Brook, drift fences located outside of the north and south ends of wilderness area used for inventory: 860' fence near Lye Brook Falls Access area, 2400' and 2700' fence off Branch Pond Road.

    • Drift fence location distinction
      • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1995-04-01
        dataset_eml_methodsEndDate: 2002-10-31
      • dataset_eml_methoddescription: At Lye Brook, only the lower elevation drift fence (860') was used for inventory, the two upper elevation (2400' and 2700') were used for monitoring

dataset_eml_samplingheader

  • Drift fences, buckets, snake traps
    • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1993-04-01
      dataset_eml_methodsEndDate: 1995-10-31
    • dataset_eml_samplingdescription: At Lye Brook, 3 drift fences constructed of straight sections of 30-meter lengths of aluminum flashing. 17-liter plastic buckets were placed at the end, with #10 tin cans with funnel tops in the middle. Screen "snake" traps also used.

dataset_eml_sitecharacteristicsheader

  • dataset_eml_sitecharacteristicsdescription: At Lye Brook Area, includes Lye Brook access area (840') and Branch Pond Road (2400' and 2700').

  • dataset_eml_siteCharacteristicsMinAlt: 840 feet

  • dataset_eml_siteCharacteristicsMaxAlt: 2700 feet

  • dataset_eml_sitecharacteristicsdescription: West slope of Mount Mansfield at 3 elevations: 1200', 2200' and 3200'

  • dataset_eml_siteCharacteristicsMinAlt: 1200 feet

  • dataset_eml_siteCharacteristicsMaxAlt: 3200 feet