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Amphibian Monitoring at the Lye Brook Wilderness and Mt. Mansfield: Young of the Year - All (1991-2006)

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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, long term monitoring, species composition, species productivity,

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: Young of the Year - All (1991-2006)
  • dataset_eml_datatablestartdate: 1991-07-09
  • dataset_eml_datatableendate: 2006-11-08
  • dataset_eml_datatabledescription: Combined tables for all young of year records created from individual species tables from 1991-2006

  • 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_AmphibianYoungOfYear_1991_2006

  • dataset_eml_datatablephysicalobjectname: VMC.0.306

  • dataset_eml_datatabledatatype: mySQL
  • dataset_eml_datatablecitation: Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas

  • dataset_eml_datatableonlinedistribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/CI4/data/archive/project/amphibian-monitoring-lye-brook-wilderness-mt/dataset/young-year-all-1991-2006

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  • dataset_eml_methodsPast (dataset_eml_notInUse)
    • Site checks
      • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1991-04-15
        dataset_eml_methodsEndDate: 1996-12-31
      • dataset_eml_methoddescription: Site checks are more spatially dispersed, opportunistic visits to survey species not captured by other methods.

    • Active searches
      • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1991-04-01
        dataset_eml_methodsEndDate: 1996-12-31
      • dataset_eml_methoddescription: Active searches involves visiting a localized area and turning over rocks and logs to identify amphibians.The number of individuals of each species found in a given area per time were recorded to provide a rough measure of species relative abundance

    • Night visits
      • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1991-04-01
        dataset_eml_methodsEndDate: 1996-12-31
      • dataset_eml_methoddescription: Night time visits are made to selected sites to hear the calls. Time of year and weather conditions chosen to locate species not located using other methods

    • Opportunistic observations
      • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1996-12-31
        dataset_eml_methodsEndDate: 1996-12-31
      • dataset_eml_methoddescription: Accidental discoveries are recorded when a species is found that was not the target of another survey technique

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  • dataset_eml_samplingCurrentEqupment
    • Drift Fences
      • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1991-04-01
      • dataset_eml_samplingdescription: At Mt. Mansfield, drift fences made of 50-foot sections of 20" wide metal flashing buried 4" below the ground surface at a height of 16" at right angles to each other. 2 sections were used at 1200' and 1600', one section at 3200'. Buckets are buried every 12.5' on both sides of the fence.

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

  • dataset_eml_siteCharacteristicsMinAlt: 800 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