Research Activities
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Global Habitat Loss Assessment
Integration of USGS Global Land Cover products and land cover/use databases from Food and Agriculture Organization and World Resources Institute can be used to infer changes in amphibian habitat around the world. |
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Amphibian Distribution Patterns
Comparison of broad-scale patterns of amphibian distributions and ecoregional characteristics allows us to develop hypotheses about evolutionary, environmental, developmental, historical, and land management controls on amphibian distributions. |
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Amphibian Database Visualization
Development of methods to depict characteristics of data quality and quantity for a national amphibian database.
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ARMI National Web Tool
A web-based application to provide the capability of viewing ARMI amphibian data against a backgrop of environmental data layers at various scales. |
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| Regional: |
Yellowstone National Park
Two modeling efforts are underway that aim at decision support for amphibian monitoring and conservation. |
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Amphibian Stressors Database
Development of a web-enabled GIS database of potential environmental stressor variables will support geospatial, correlative analyses for developing hypotheses about causes of amphibian declines.
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Southwest US - Modeling Habitat Potential
Environmental characteristics that appear to be associated with certain types of habitats are being incorporated into a model in order to produce maps of potential breeding sites. |
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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Predictive models are being developed to forecast locations of vernal and autumnal pool habitat to identify potential breeding sites for amphibians. |
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Upper Midwest Malformations Research
A selection of field sites in Minnesota and Iowa are being studied by an interdisciplinary team to assess potential associations between morphological characteristics of malformed frogs and ecoregions, wetland settings, water quality, and parasite infection. |
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