Environmental associations of herpetofaunal communities in the pitch pine-scrub oak barrens of Albany County, NY

Date of Award

1-1-2014

Language

English

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

College/School/Department

Department of Biological Sciences

Content Description

1 online resource (vii, 69 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

George Robinson

Committee Members

George Robinson, Mary Beth Kolozsvary, Neil Gifford

Keywords

Amphibians, Herpetofauna, Pine Barrens, Reptiles, Survey, Uplands, Herpetological surveys, Biodiversity, Animal diversity

Subject Categories

Biology

Abstract

This study represents the first systematic herpetofaunal survey within the upland pitch pine-scrub oak barrens of the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. The main goals of this research were; 1) to fill the gap in biodiversity records for a group of highly sensitive species, and 2) to determine the habitat and landscape features that best explain species distributions and community structure of reptiles and amphibians. Many of these species occur in low densities and are near their northern most geographical limits, as determined by previous surveys, in wetter, low-lying areas.

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