Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Amphibian Monitoring at the Lye Brook Wilderness and Mt. Mansfield: Amphibian Stream Surveys

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Metadata Provider

  • 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

Abstract

    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.

People

  • James Andrews: Principal Investigator

  • Stephen Trombulak: Content Provider

  • Kristianne G. Tolgyesi: Content Provider

  • Katherine Wright: Content Provider

  • Erin Talmage: Content Provider

Keywords

  • amphibians, populations, stream ecology,

Organizations

  • Vermont Monitoring Cooperative : funder
  • Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas : lead
  • Middlebury College : partner

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates
    • -73.0372, 43.0303
    • -72.827737, 43.0303
    • -72.827737, 44.542052
    • -73.0372, 44.542052
    • -73.0372, 43.0303

Data Table

  • Title: Amphibian Stream Surveys
  • Start Date: 1993-04-24
  • End Date: 2002-08-15
  • Description: Survey and monitor Gyrinophilies porphyriticus and Eurycea bislineata along stream transects in Lye Brook Area

  • Purpose: Survey and monitor Gyrinophilies porphyriticus and Eurycea bislineata along stream transects in Lye Brook Area

  • Condensed Title:

  • Object Name: VMC.349.437

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: James Andrews. 1996. Amphibian Stream Surveys. Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/amphibian-monitoring-lye-brook-wilderness-mt/dataset/amphibian-stream-surveys

  • Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/amphibian-monitoring-lye-brook-wilderness-mt/dataset/amphibian-stream-surveys

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: Date
    • Label: Date
    • Description: Date of annual stream survey
    • Storage Type: date
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: D-M-YY
    • Number Type: -1
    Attribute Name: Species
    • Label: Species
    • Description: The species counted in the survey
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    • String Format: D-M-YY
    • Number Type: -1
    Attribute Name: Total
    • Label: Total
    • Description: Total number of species counted in survey
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: interval
    • Precision: 1
    • String Format: D-M-YY
    • Number Type: whole
    Attribute Name: pH
    • Label: pH
    • Description: The pH of the stream that was surveyed
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: interval
    • Number Type: rational
    Attribute Name: Water temperature
    • Label: Water temperature
    • Description: The temperature of the water in the stream that was surveyed, in degrees Celcius
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: interval
    • Precision: 0.1
    • String Format: D-M-YY
    • Number Type: rational
    Attribute Name: Max water depth
    • Label: Maximum water depth
    • Description: The greatest depth of the stream that was surveyed
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: interval
    • Precision: 1
    • String Format: D-M-YY
    • Number Type: rational

Methods

  • Past Methods (no longer in use)
    • Transect establishment
      • Started: 1994-04-24
        Ended: 2002-08-15
      • Method Description: Three contiguous 50 meter transects established on Branch Pond Brook. Surveyed in one day each year. Starting with furthest downstream transect, each transect is divided up into three regions, and is searched by three people (one per region) for 20 minutes apiece (1 person-hour).

    • Abundance survey
      • Started: 1994-04-24
        Ended: 2002-08-15
      • Method Description: Populations of spring salamanders (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus) and two-lined salamanders (Eurycea bislineata) were surveyed. Rocks that are partially or entirely above water are turned, and the number of individuals are counted

Sampling Equipment

  • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

Site Characteristics

  • Site Description: Branch Pond Brook, Lye Brook Wilderness Area, Vermont

  • Minimum Altitude: 2200 feet

  • Maximum Altitude: 2300 feet