A Comparison of Ground-Based and Tree-Based Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe Refugia for Capturing Pseudacris Regilla in Northwestern California

Myers, Cale H.; Eigner, Lisa E.; Harris, Jake A.; Hilman, Robert; Johnson, Matthew D.; Kalinowski, Ryan S.; Muir, Jordan J.; Reyes, Melissa; Tucci, Leslie E.

doi:10.1898/1051-1733(2007)88[147:acogat]2.0.co;2

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“…We started sampling on March 5, 2021, approximately two weeks after the setup. This latency period allows frogs time to discover the refugia on the trees and is consistent with similar studies (Boughton et al 2000, Zacharow 2003, Myers et al 2007, Windes 2010). We continued sampling every two weeks until September 5, 2021, near the peak of Florida hurricane season, which resulted in 14 sampling events.…”

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Canopies, the Final Frog-tier: Exploring responses of a specialist treefrog to prescribed fire in a pyrogenic ecosystem

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Quintana‐Ascencio

2022

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Background: Pine flatwoods of the Southeast United States evolved with frequent wildfires. Land managers today mostly use prescribed burns to control fuels but also to restore historical lightning-caused wildfires dynamics. Though coarse outcomes of this practice are well-understood, fine scale impacts on many animal assemblages are still being explored. Frogs, for example, have upland and wetland requirements, limited mobility, and skin susceptible to desiccation and chemicals. Treefrogs, which are typically nontargeted for management, spend most of their lives in uplands away from water. When fire approaches, these animals will escape to an unburned area, hide in place, or die. Results: We assessed impacts of prescribed fire on the dynamics of an upland flatwoods specialist, the pinewoods treefrog Dryophytes femoralis using a replicated before-after-control-impact field experiment. Using single rope technique and climbing equipment, we set PVC pipes as treefrog refugia at 3m, 6m, 9m, and 9+m in Longleaf Pines, Pinus palustris (n=12 tress). Three trees were selected in each patch per treatment: two unburned and two burned patches during the 2021 burning season (n=4 patches). Every two weeks between March and September we checked pipes for frogs and assigned them unique Visible Implant Elastomer (VIE) marks. We obtained data from 76 individuals with an additional 198 recaptures. Using mark-recapture methods and mixed linear models with Bayesian framework, we modeled abundance, survival, and vertical movement. Survival and recapture were comparable among treatments, but abundance, new frogs and probability of moving up or down a tree varied. Frogs in trees in burned units were more likely to stay in place and less likely to descend to lower heights. We observed an increased probability of finding new frogs and more abundance in trees after a fire compared to unburned controls. Conclusions: We found the prevailing mechanism for resiliency to fire for pinewoods treefrogs was migration up large pines, then recolonization of the shrub layer when it regreens post-fire. This finding substantiates conclusions from other works that integrity of mature pines is key to sustaining native biodiversity. Future work and management should consider the three-dimensional structure of habitat when developing burn prescriptions and study designs.

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Canopies, the Final Frog-tier: Exploring responses of a specialist treefrog to prescribed fire in a pyrogenic ecosystem

Biazzo

Quintana‐Ascencio

2022

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“…We incidentally observed eight species (Table ). Trapping success was lower than that reported in the Americas, for example, 79% (Bartareau, ), 23% (Myers et al ., ), 2.5–4.3% (Pittman et al ., ) and 6% (Ferreira et al ., ) (though some of these studies included recaptures). Several factors that might have contributed to our low trapping success are given as follows: Pipes might not have provided attractive refugia.…”

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“…Many design factors have been investigated in relation to capture success (e.g. diameter, length and colour); while our 44‐mm‐diameter pipes appeared more effective than 16 mm and ground and tree pipes both worked, other trap designs could be investigated (see Boughton, Staiger & Franz, ; Bartareau, ; Johnson, Knouft & Semlitsch, ; Myers et al ., ; Johnson, Mahan & Semlitsch, ; Pittman et al ., ; Ferreira et al ., ). Natural refugia provided by plants may have outcompeted pipes (Hoffmann, Johnson & McGarrity, ). Dracaena aletriformis and Strelitzia nicolai are prevalent in the undergrowth, and their leaf axils provide hiding places for frogs (du Preez & Carruthers, ). The sampling period may have been too short for frogs to find the pipes (Myers et al ., ), which could have compounded the effects of competition with natural refugia.…”

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A note on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe traps for sampling vegetation-dwelling frogs in South Africa

Trimble

Aarde

2013

Afr. J. Ecol.

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“…When a sampling session was over, whole lids were secured on the buckets. We deployed 25 polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes (3.81 cm diameter and 60 cm long) as treefrog retreats (Boughton et al 2000), which were elevated off the ground by fastening them to a standalone stake or a post along the fence (Myers et al 2007). The bottom of the pipe was sealed to allow water to fill and a small hole was drilled 6 cm from the bottom of the pipe for drainage.…”

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Evaluating Exclusion Barriers for Treefrogs in Agricultural Landscapes

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Green

Warner

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Wildlife Society Bulletin

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Agricultural co‐management aims to promote environmental sustainability while maintaining food‐safety standards. Amphibians, especially treefrogs, are known to enter fields of fresh produce intended for human consumption, which raises concerns for food safety and quality. We evaluated the effects of modifications to reduce the scalability of exclusion barriers on the fence‐crossing behavior of Pacific treefrogs (Hyliola regilla) from lettuce fields in the Salinas Valley of California during January to May 2019. From small‐scale field experiments, we found that fences modified with a horizontal lip at the top prevented all treefrogs from successfully crossing over. Fences incorporating sandpaper were also effective at deterring treefrog crossings compared to fences made of fiberglass square mesh (window screen) and polypropylene fabric (silt fence). The fence design that inhibited the most treefrog crossings—aluminum flashing with a horizontal lip—was a modification to commercially available material that is feasible to install at large scales, is durable over long periods of time, and can help to exclude additional nuisance wildlife, such as small mammals and lizards. Our findings provide quantitative evidence on the efficacy of an exclusion barrier constructed with off‐the‐shelf material that can be easily modified to improve the co‐management of amphibians and agriculture. © 2021 The Authors. Wildlife Society Bulletin published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of The Wildlife Society.

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A Comparison of Ground-Based and Tree-Based Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe Refugia for Capturing Pseudacris Regilla in Northwestern California

Cited by 6 publications

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Canopies, the Final Frog-tier: Exploring responses of a specialist treefrog to prescribed fire in a pyrogenic ecosystem

Canopies, the Final Frog-tier: Exploring responses of a specialist treefrog to prescribed fire in a pyrogenic ecosystem

A note on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe traps for sampling vegetation-dwelling frogs in South Africa

Evaluating Exclusion Barriers for Treefrogs in Agricultural Landscapes

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