Amphibian ecology and conservation : a handbook of techniques / edited by C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dodd, C. Kenneth, editor.

Series:

Techniques in ecology and conservation series.

Oxford scholarship online.

Techniques in ecology and conservation series

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Amphibians--Research--Methodology.

Amphibians.

Amphibians--Ecology--Research--Methodology.

Amphibians--Conservation--Research--Methodology.

Amphibians--Ecology--Fieldwork.

Amphibians--Conservation--Fieldwork.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (585 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Summary:

This volume describes the latest methodologies used to study the ecology of amphibians throughout the world. Each of the 27 chapters explains a research approach or technique, with emphasis on careful planning and the potential biases of techniques.

Contents:

Pt. 1. Introduction

1. Amphibian diversity and life history / Martha L. Camp

2. Setting objectives in field studies / Dan Cogǎlniceanu and Claude Miaud

Pt. 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. Water-quality criteria for amphibians / Donald W. Sparling

Pt. 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. Dietary assessments of adult amphibians / 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

Pt. 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 ... [et al.]

16. Auditory monitoring of anuran populations / Michael E. Dorcas ... [et al.]

17. Measuring habitat / Kimberly J. Babbitt, Jessica S. Veysey, and George W. Tanner

Pt. 5. Amphibian communities

18. Diversity and similarity / C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr.

19. Landscape ecology and GIS methods / Viorel D. Popescu and James P. Gibbs

Pt. 6. Physiological ecology and genetics

20. Physiological ecology : field methods and 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

Pt. 7. Monitoring, status, and trends

23. Selection of species and sampling areas : the importance to 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. Early Green, Matthew J. Gray, and Debra L. Miller

27. Conservation and management / C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr.

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

9780191037382

0191037389

9781383044867

1383044864

9780191574184

019157418X

OCLC:

875097951