EVALUATION OF TERRESTRIAL AND STREAMSIDE SALAMANDER MONITORING TECHNIQUES AT SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK

摘要

In response to concerns about amphibian declines, a study evaluating and validating am- phibian monitoring techniques was initiated in Shenandoah and Big Bend National Parks in the spring of 1998. We evaluate precision, bias, and efficiency of several sampling methods for terres- trial and streamside salamanders in Shenandoah National Park and assess salamander abundance in relation to environmental variables, notably soil and water pH.