Postbreeding Emigration and Habitat Use by Jefferson and Spotted Salamanders in Vermont
| Autor: | Steven D. Faccio |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
geography
geography.geographical_feature_category biology Range (biology) Ecology Mole salamander Wetland biology.organism_classification Habitat Ambystoma jeffersonianum Ambystoma maculatum biology.animal Salamander Animal Science and Zoology Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Overwintering |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Herpetology. 37:479-489 |
| ISSN: | 0022-1511 |
| DOI: | 10.1670/155-02a |
| Popis: | In New England, temporary pool-breeding salamanders inhabit terrestrial forested habitats for the majority of the year. Wetland regulations and forestry Best Management Practices rarely consider the upland areas surrounding breeding pools for protection. Those that do, generally establish buffer zones that are insufficient to protect salamander populations. A better understanding of the area requirements and upland habitat preferences of pool-breeding salamanders is needed to develop biologically relevant buffers for conservation. I used radiotelemetry to investigate the postbreeding emigration and terrestrial habitat use of two syntopic mole salamander species. Sixteen adult salamanders (eight Ambystoma jeffersonianum, and eight Ambystoma maculatum) were radiotracked for a mean of 164 days (SE = 5.1). Eleven individuals were tracked to overwintering sites (five A. jeffersonianum, and six A. maculatum). Emigration distances from breeding pool edge varied widely (range = 30–219 m) with a mean of 1... |
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