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Amphibian declines and extinctions have been documented around the world, often in protected natural areas. Concern for this alarming trend has focused attention on the need to document all species of amphibians that occur within U.S. National Parks and to search for any signs that amphibians may be declining. This study, an inventory of amphibian...

Amphibian declines and extinctions have been documented around the world, often in protected natural areas. Concern for this alarming trend has prompted the U.S. Geological Survey and the National Park Service to document all species of amphibians that occur within U.S. National Parks and to search for any signs that amphibians may be declining...

Data on the chemical composition of water and on amphibian populations were collected at least annually from vernal pool and stream sites in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia from 2001 through 2004.

Data on the chemical composition of water were collected at least once from 47 amphibian research sites in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia, from 2005 through 2007.

Chytridiomycosis is an amphibian disease linked with population declines worldwide, yet there is little information about its effects on the demography of infected populations. We used capture-recapture data from two infected populations and one uninfected population of boreal toads (Bufo boreas) in the Rocky Mountains, U.S.A. to examine a priori...

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The introduction of non-native species into aquatic environments has been linked with local extinctions and altered distributions of native species. We investigated the effect of non-native salmonids on the occupancy of two native amphibians, the long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum) and Columbia spotted frog (Rana...

Information on amphibian responses to fire and fuel reduction practices is critically needed due to potential declines of species and the prevalence of new, more intensive fire management practices in North American forests. The goals of this review are to summarize the known and potential effects of fire and fuels management on amphibians and...

We assessed the diversity and phylogeny of Saprolegniaceae on amphibian eggs from the Pacific Northwest, with particular focus on Saprolegnia ferax, a species implicated in high egg mortality. We identified isolates from eggs of six amphibians with the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and 5.8S gene regions and BLAST of the GenBank...

A GIS facilitates the organization and visualization of data, and can give biologists a better understanding of their landscapes, as well as identify data gaps. The objective of this paper was to introduce how to use a GIS to design and undertake amphibian surveys. Using Yellowstone National Park as an example, we used GIS to select sampling areas...

Chytridiomycosis (infection by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) has been associated with amphibian declines in at least four continents. We report results of disease screens from 210 pond-breeding amphibians from 37 field sites in Oregon and Washington. We detected B. dendrobatidis on 28% of sampled amphibians, and we...

The pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has been associated with amphibian declines in multiple continents, including western North America. We investigated Bd prevalence in Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa), a species that has declined across its range in the Pacific Northwest. Polymerase Chain Reaction...

Several western ranid frogs possess a unique strategy of breeding communally over a short temporal window and reusing oviposition sites between years. However, little is published on the characteristics of oviposition sites selected by these explosive breeders. The Columbia spotted frog (Rana luteiventris) is native to northwestern North...

We compared behavioral responses of three Pacific Northwest anuran larvae from different hydroperiods to water born cues of native and introduced predators. Two native anurans (Pacific treefrog, Pseudacris regilla and northern red-legged frog, Rana aurora aurora) and introduced bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana) responded to...

The distribution of the Oregon Spotted Frog (Rana pretiosa) has shrunk markedly and more than 2/3 of known populations are located along the Cascade Range in central Oregon. Despite the conservation concern, little is known about how habitat attributes and stressors such as invasive species influence R. pretiosa populations. We...