Breeding Pond Occupancy of the Ringed Salamander (Ambystoma annulatum) in East-central Missouri
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
The American Midland Naturalist
Abstract
Ringed Salamanders are wetland-dependent amphibians that are regionally endemic to the Ozark Highlands and Ouachita Mountains. To assess the most important variables influencing breeding wetland use by Ringed Salamanders in east-central Missouri, we sampled a total of 38 wetlands during the fall 2010 breeding season. We found the presence of predatory fish was the most important variable determining whether Ringed Salamanders used a breeding wetland and that breeding wetlands were significantly associated with increased areas of continuous forest. These breeding habitat requirements can be used to aid in conservation efforts for this species as well as other fall-breeding ambystomatid salamanders.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1674/0003-0031-178.1.151
Publication Date
7-2017
Recommended Citation
Crawford, John A.; Tunnage, Joshua A.; and Wright, Eric M., "Breeding Pond Occupancy of the Ringed Salamander (Ambystoma annulatum) in East-central Missouri" (2017). Faculty Scholarship. 103.
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/faculty-research-papers/103