Vernal Pool Amphibian Breeding Ecology Monitoring from 1931 to Present: A Harmonized Historical and Ongoing Observational Ecology Dataset
Alexis Garretson
Megan Napoli
Natalie Feldsine
Penelope Adler-Colvin
Elizabeth Long
10.6084/m9.figshare.8855993.v1
https://esip.figshare.com/articles/poster/Vernal_Pool_Amphibian_Breeding_Ecology_Monitoring_from_1931_to_Present_A_Harmonized_Historical_and_Ongoing_Observational_Ecology_Dataset/8855993
<div><div><p>The Mohonk Preserve's Daniel Smiley Research Center has been monitoring species occupancy, reproductive success, and water quality of 11 vernal pools (Ski Loop, Bonticou, Terrace, Long Woodland Pool, Long Woodland Swamp, Oakwood, Sleepy Hollow, Hermits, North Mud Pond, Canaan, and Talus) on the Preserve each spring from April 1931 to May 2019 (present). This project aims to document changes in the reproductive behavior and phenology of amphibians and allow research access to historical, longitudinal records.</p></div></div><div><h2>New information</h2><div><p>In this article, we describe the novel publication of a paired dataset of amphibian occurrence with environmental indicators spanning nearly 90 years of data collection. The current dataset includes 2,480 sampling dates across all species and sites and 151,701 unique occurrences recorded. The dataset also includes environmental conditions for the 730 sampling events associated with the species occurrences with complete coverage air temperature and precipitation records and partial coverage for a variety of other weather and water quality measures. Data collection has included species, egg mass, and tadpole counts; weather conditions including precipitation, sky and wind codes; and water quality measurements including water temperature, pH, and depth. Collection of data was sporadic from 1931 - 1991 but has been collected consistently from 1991 to present. We also began monitoring dissolved oxygen, nitrate concentrations, and conductivity of the vernal pools using a YSI Sonde Professional Plus Instrument and turbidity using a turbidity tube in February 2018. The dataset (and periodic updates) are available in the Environmental Data Initiative Repository under package <a>edi398.1</a></p></div></div>
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amphibians
frogs
salamanders
wood frog
spring peeper
spotted salamander
Jefferson salamander
red-spotted newt
seasonal wetlands
vernal pools
ecology
community ecology
Mohonk
Mohonk Preserve
Daniel Smiley Research Center
Shawangunk Ridge
Water quality
temperature
pH
dissolved oxygen
conductivity
nitrate
reproductive ecology
breeding
seasonality
longitudinal sampling
ecological monitoring
Climate Change Processes
Climate Science
Ecological Impacts of Climate Change
Ecology
Environmental Monitoring
Environmental Science
Hydrology
Landscape Ecology
Wildlife and Habitat Management
Conservation and Biodiversity
Animal Developmental and Reproductive Biology
Behavioural Ecology
Community Ecology (excl. Invasive Species Ecology)