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Amphibian Monitoring at the Lye Brook Wilderness and Mt. Mansfield: Amphibian Egg-mass Counts

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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, egg mass data, reproduction,

Organizations

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

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    • -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 Egg-mass Counts
  • dataset_eml_datatablestartdate: 1991-04-05
  • dataset_eml_datatableendate: 1996-12-31
  • dataset_eml_datatabledescription: Monitor reproductive success of Rana sylvanica and Ambystoma maculatum in relation to environmental conditions

  • dataset_eml_datatablepurpose: Search selected breeding ponds for egg masses of Rana sylvanica and Ambystoma maculatum

  • dateset_eml_datatableshortname: Z0349_0434_PVWQ5Z

  • dataset_eml_datatablephysicalobjectname: VMC.349.434

  • dataset_eml_datatabledatatype: mySQL
  • dataset_eml_datatablecitation: James Andrews. 1996. Amphibian Egg-mass Counts. 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-egg-mass-counts

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

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    dataset_eml_attributelistname: Large_Block
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    dataset_eml_attributelistname: Number_egg_masses
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Number egg masses
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: total number of eggs masses seen during survey
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  • dataset_eml_methodsPast (dataset_eml_notInUse)
    • Breeding season searches
      • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1991-04-15
        dataset_eml_methodsEndDate: 1996-01-01
      • dataset_eml_methoddescription: At Mount Mansfield, selected breeding ponds and brooks are searched during breeding season for eggs and males calling for mates. The pH of water is also measured.

    • Egg mass searches
      • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1994-04-01
        dataset_eml_methodsEndDate: 2002-12-31
      • dataset_eml_methoddescription: At Lye Brook, habitat suitable for wood frog (Rana sylvatica) and spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) egg masses were sought in ponds on three visits beginning at the start of ice out and continuing until May or June when egg laying activity ceased.

    • Pond characteristics
      • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1994-04-01
        dataset_eml_methodsEndDate: 2002-12-31
      • dataset_eml_methoddescription: At Lye Brook, water pH and temperature were recorded. Three measurements taken from shore at 15cm depth for each pond.
      • dataset_eml_methodsInstrumentation: Cole-Parmer hand-held pH meter (microcomputer pH vision model #6009)

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