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This dataset includes spatially explicit mark-recapture data of the Northern Spring Salamander (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus) collected during the summer months (June – August) from downstream and upstream reaches in multiple streams in the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest. Downstream reaches begin at the confluence with the Main Hubbard and extend upstream 500 meters and upstream reaches begin at the weir and extend downstream 500 meters. Downstream reaches contain brook trout and upstream reaches do not. We used a robust design framework with 9 surveys per reach each summer (3 primary occasions with 3 secondary occasions each). Salamanders were captured by hand and marked with either Visual Implant Elastomer and/or a PIT tag. The data table herein is specific to the following publication: Lowe, W.H., B.R. Addis, M.M. Cochrane, and L.K. Swartz. In press. Source-sink dynamics within a complex life history. Ecology. These data are a subset of the primary long term dataset available at https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/cd5f5a03df194930bf87eb12157b8182 These data were gathered as part of the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study (HBES). The HBES is a collaborative effort at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, which is operated and maintained by the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station.
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Mark-recapture data of the Northern Spring Salamander (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus), Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, 2012 – present
{"Abstract":["This data set includes spatially explicit mark-recapture data of the\nNorthern Spring Salamander (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus) collected during\nthe summer months (June \u2013 August) from downstream and upstream reaches\nin multiple streams in the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest. Downstream\nreaches begin at the confluence with the Main Hubbard and extend\nupstream 500 meters and upstream reaches begin at the weir and extend\ndownstream 500 meters. Downstream reaches contain brook trout and\nupstream reaches do not. We used a robust design framework with\napproximately 9 surveys per reach each summer (3 primary occasions with\n3 secondary occasions each). Salamanders were captured by hand and\nmarked with either Visual Implant Elastomer and/or a PIT tag.\n These data were gathered as part of the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study\n(HBES). The HBES is a collaborative effort at the Hubbard Brook\nExperimental Forest, which is operated and maintained by the USDA Forest\nService, Northern Research Station.\n These data have been published in the following papers: \n Lowe WH, Addis\nBR, Smith MR, Davenport JM. The spatial structure of variation in\nsalamander survival, body condition and morphology in a headwater stream\nnetwork. Freshwater Biol. 2018;63:1287\u20131299.\nhttps://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13133\n Lowe, W. H., and Addis, B. R.. 2019. Matching habitat choice and plasticity contribute to phenotype\u2013environment covariation in a stream salamander. Ecology 100( 5):e02661. 10.1002/ecy.2661 \n Lowe, W.H., et al. Hydrologic variability contributes to reduced survival through metamorphosis in a stream salamander. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2019; 116.39: 19563-19570.\n Bryant, A.R., Gabor, C.R., Swartz, L.K., Wagner, R., Cochrane, M.M., Lowe, W.H. Differences in corticosterone release rates of larval Spring Salamanders (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus) in response to native fish presence. Biology 2022; 11.484. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11040484\n Addis, B.R., and W.H. Lowe. Environmentally associated variation in dispersal distance affects inbreeding risk in a stream salamander." The American Naturalist 2022."]}
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- Award ID(s):
- 1637685
- PAR ID:
- 10395941
- Publisher / Repository:
- Environmental Data Initiative
- Date Published:
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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