Dataset: General Inventory of Amphibians

Methods

The methods followed in the creation of the dataset, including description of field, laboratory and processing steps, and quality control procedures

Past Methods (No longer in use)

• Site checks
  Started: 1991-04-15
  Ended: 1996-12-31

  Site checks are more spatially dispersed, opportunistic visits to survey species not captured by other methods.
• Active searches
  Started: 1991-04-01
  Ended: 1996-12-31

  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
  Started: 1991-04-01
  Ended: 1996-12-31

  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
  Started: 1996-12-31
  Ended: 1996-12-31

  Accidental discoveries are recorded when a species is found that was not the target of another survey technique

Dataset Fields

Detailed documentation of the fields comprising the dataset, including the type of measurement, units where applicable, and any controlled vocabularies or code lists present in the data

Sampling Equipment

Equipment and software used to collect data, including how that equipment was used.

Site Characteristics

The spatial extent of the dataset site coverage, and descriptions of the spatial extent and context for the data collection

• Site Description

  Mount Mansfield, Vermont

  Minimum Altitude: 1200 feet

  Maximum Altitude: 3900 feet
• Site Description

  Lye Brook Wilderness Area

  Minimum Altitude: 800 feet

  Maximum Altitude: 2700 feet