Northeast Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative
Shenandoah Salamander
Plethodon shenandoah
Overlook at Shenandoah National Park
The U.S. Geological Survey’s Eastern Ecological Science Center is home to the Northeast Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (NEARMI), one of 7 ARMI regions across the United States. NEARMI works on public lands in thirteen states from Maine to Virginia, including many National Parks and National Wildlife Refuges.
Dr. Evan H. Campbell Grant coordinates ARMI activities in the Northeast by conducting and developing amphibian research and monitoring projects. Research by NEARMI staff at the US Geological Survey's Eastern Ecological Science Center provides public land managers (like the National Park Service and US Fish and Wildlife Service) information they need on the current status of amphibians, how amphibian distributions have change or are expected to change over time, and threats to populations. Data from the Northeast is also used collaboratively to evaluate questions about amphibian declines, threats, and changes over time at larger spatial scales.
NEARMI works to provide timely science not only about common, widespread species, but also to assist with conservation of species at risk and those being evaluated for listing under the Endangered Species Act. Work on these species may include field surveys, data analysis, or decision support for local managers. Many NEARMI projects are long-term collaborations and involve decision science, a set of tools and techniques for evaluating multiple goals and unknowns to aid resource management decisions.
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Below are publications associated with this project.
Making great leaps forward: Accounting for detectability in herpetological field studies
Are two methods better than one? Area constrained transects and leaf litterbags for sampling stream salamanders
Estimating the abundance of mouse populations of known size: promises and pitfalls of new methods
Occupancy Estimation and Modeling : Inferring Patterns and Dynamics of Species Occurrence
The Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI): 5-year report
Stream salamander species richness and abundance in relation to environmental factors in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI): A successful start to a national program in the United States
Double-observer approach to estimating egg mass abundance of vernal pool breeding amphibians
Large-scale habitat associations of four desert anurans in Big Bend National Park, Texas
Stream salamanders as indicators of stream quality in Maryland, USA
Phylogenetic relationships of the endangered Shenandoah salamander (Plethodon shenandoah) and other salamanders of the Plethodon cinereus group (Caudata: Plethodontidae)
Natural history notes: Rana spp. (multiple ranid species). Hibernacula
Below are news stories associated with this project.
Below are FAQ associated with this project.
Below are partners associated with this project. For a complete list for Partners and Collaborators click here.
The U.S. Geological Survey’s Eastern Ecological Science Center is home to the Northeast Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (NEARMI), one of 7 ARMI regions across the United States. NEARMI works on public lands in thirteen states from Maine to Virginia, including many National Parks and National Wildlife Refuges.
Dr. Evan H. Campbell Grant coordinates ARMI activities in the Northeast by conducting and developing amphibian research and monitoring projects. Research by NEARMI staff at the US Geological Survey's Eastern Ecological Science Center provides public land managers (like the National Park Service and US Fish and Wildlife Service) information they need on the current status of amphibians, how amphibian distributions have change or are expected to change over time, and threats to populations. Data from the Northeast is also used collaboratively to evaluate questions about amphibian declines, threats, and changes over time at larger spatial scales.
NEARMI works to provide timely science not only about common, widespread species, but also to assist with conservation of species at risk and those being evaluated for listing under the Endangered Species Act. Work on these species may include field surveys, data analysis, or decision support for local managers. Many NEARMI projects are long-term collaborations and involve decision science, a set of tools and techniques for evaluating multiple goals and unknowns to aid resource management decisions.
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Below are publications associated with this project.
Making great leaps forward: Accounting for detectability in herpetological field studies
Are two methods better than one? Area constrained transects and leaf litterbags for sampling stream salamanders
Estimating the abundance of mouse populations of known size: promises and pitfalls of new methods
Occupancy Estimation and Modeling : Inferring Patterns and Dynamics of Species Occurrence
The Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI): 5-year report
Stream salamander species richness and abundance in relation to environmental factors in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI): A successful start to a national program in the United States
Double-observer approach to estimating egg mass abundance of vernal pool breeding amphibians
Large-scale habitat associations of four desert anurans in Big Bend National Park, Texas
Stream salamanders as indicators of stream quality in Maryland, USA
Phylogenetic relationships of the endangered Shenandoah salamander (Plethodon shenandoah) and other salamanders of the Plethodon cinereus group (Caudata: Plethodontidae)
Natural history notes: Rana spp. (multiple ranid species). Hibernacula
Below are news stories associated with this project.
Below are FAQ associated with this project.
Below are partners associated with this project. For a complete list for Partners and Collaborators click here.