Amphibian Ecology and Conservation
A Handbook of Techniques
Edited by C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr.
Table of Contents
Part 1. Introduction
1. Amphibian diversity and life history, Martha Crump
2. Setting objectives in field studies, Dan Cogalniceanu and Claude Miaud
Part 2. Larvae
3. Morphology of amphibian larvae, Roy W. McDiarmid and Ronald Altig
4. Larval sampling, David K. Skelly and Jonathan L. Richardson
5. Dietary assessments of larval amphibians, Matt R. Whiles and Ronald Altig
6. Aquatic mesocosms, Raymond D. Semlitsch and Michelle D. Boone
7. Amphibian water quality, Donald W. Sparling
Part 3. Juveniles and Adults
8. Measuring and marking post-metamorphic amphibians, John W. Ferner
9. Egg mass and nest counts, Peter W.C. Paton and Reid N. Harris
10. Adult diets, Mirco Solé and Dennis Rödder
11. Movement patterns and radiotelemetry, Dale M. Madison, Valorie R. Titus and Victor S. Lamoureux
12. Field enclosures and terrestrial cages, Elizabeth B. Harper, Joseph H. K. Pechmann and James W. Petranka
Part 4. Amphibian Populations
13. Drift fences, coverboards and other traps, John D. Willson and J. Whitfield Gibbons
14. Area-based surveys, David M. Marsh and Lillian M. B. Haywood
15. Rapid assessments of amphibian diversity, James R. Vonesh, Joseph C. Mitchell, Kim Howell, and Andrew J. Crawford
16. Auditory monitoring of anuran populations, Michael E. Dorcas, Steven J. Price, Susan C. Walls and William J. Barichivich
17. Measuring habitat, Kimberly J. Babbitt, Jessica S. Veysey and George W. Tanner
Part 5. Amphibian Communities
18. Diversity and similarity, C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr.
19. Landscape ecology and GIS methods, Viorel D. Popescu and James P. Gibbs
Part 6. Physiological Ecology and Genetics
20. Physiological ecology: methods and field perspective, Harvey B. Lillywhite
21. Models in field studies of temperature and moisture, Jodi J. L. Rowley and Ross A. Alford
22. Genetics in field ecology and conservation, Trevor J.C. Beebee
Part 7. Monitoring, Status and Trends
23. Selection of species and sampling areas - the importance of inference, Paul Stephen Corn
24. Capture-mark-recapture, removal sampling and occupancy models, Larissa L. Bailey and James D. Nichols
25. Quantifying abundance: counts, detection probabilities and estimates, Benedikt R. Schmidt and Jérôme Pellet
26. Disease monitoring and biosecurity, D. Earl Green, Matthew J. Gray and Debra L. Miller
27. Conservation and management, C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr.
Index