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Evaluation Of A Waistband For Attaching External Radiotransmitters To Anurans, Luke Alexander Groff, Amber Pitt, Robert Baldwin, Aram J K Calhoun, Cynthia Loftin
Evaluation Of A Waistband For Attaching External Radiotransmitters To Anurans, Luke Alexander Groff, Amber Pitt, Robert Baldwin, Aram J K Calhoun, Cynthia Loftin
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Radiotelemetry provides fine-scale temporal and spatial information about an individual's movements and habitat use; however, its use for monitoring amphibians has been restricted by transmitter mass and lack of suitable attachment techniques. We describe a novel waistband for attaching external radiotransmitters to anurans and evaluate the percentages of resulting abrasions, lacerations, and shed transmitters. We used radiotelemetry to monitor movements and habitat use of wood frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus) in 2006 and 2011–2013 in Maine, USA; American toads (Anaxyrus americanus) in 2012 in North Carolina, USA; and, wood frogs, southern leopard frogs (L. sphenocephalus), and green frogs (L. clamitans) in 2012 …
Evaluating Wetland Restoration Performance Through A Case Study On The University Of Maine Campus, Andrew L. Tomes
Evaluating Wetland Restoration Performance Through A Case Study On The University Of Maine Campus, Andrew L. Tomes
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Federal statutes require wetlands that are disturbed or destroyed by human activity to be restored or replaced. However, restoration projects are often unsuccessful, resulting in a continued loss of wetland area and function. This project focuses on a wetland restoration project undertaken by the University of Maine to compensate for construction impacts that took place over the period of 1980-2010. Three sites were involved in the study, of which two were direct restoration and a third compensatory mitigation to offset impacts that could not be restored. All sites were graded to restore wetland hydrology and then revegetated by seeding and …