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Improving calling surveys for detecting Fowler’s toad, Bufo fowleri , in southern New England, USA Todd A. Tupper 1 , Robert P. Cook 2 , Brad C. Timm 3 , Amy Goodstine 2 1 Department of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22032, USA; e-mail: ttupper@gmail.com Present address: United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Cape Cod National Seashore, 99 Marconi Site Road, Wellfleet, MA 02667, USA 2 United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Cape Cod National Seashore, 99 Marconi Site Road, Wellfleet, MA 02667, USA 3 Department of Natural Resources Conservation, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Holdsworth Natural Resources Center, Amherst, MA 01003, USA Abstract. Effectively monitoring population trends in Bufo fowleri is a priority in certain regions of this species’ range. To determine the most appropriate sampling regime for B. fowleri at Cape Cod National Seashore, we sampled 67 sites with weekly calling surveys from 12 April to 24 July 2003, 2004 and 2005. Surveys were conducted from sunset to approximately midnight. B. fowleri calls were documented on 327/1350 sampling events and at 40 sites, 26 of which supported breeding aggregations. In 96% of sampling events resulting
Applied Herpetology – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2007
Keywords: CAPE COD NATIONAL SEASHORE; BUFO FOWLERI; AMPHIBIAN DECLINES; CALLING ANURAN SURVEYS; LONG-TERM MONITORING
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