A review of vertebrate community composition in seasonal forest pools of the northeastern United States

Paton, Peter W. C.

doi:10.1007/s11273-004-7518-5

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“…Each of these wetland types contributes unique functions to the maintenance of surrounding ecosystems. Woodland vernal pools in the northeast are recognized as important habitat for pond-breeding amphibians, reptiles, aquatic invertebrates, and other wildlife (Colburn 2004;Paton 2005;Mitchell et al 2008;Semlitsch and Skelly 2008). New England coastal plain ponds harbor a number of rare and threatened or endangered plant taxa, as well as one taxon (Eupatorium leucolepsis var.…”

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Extent, properties, and landscape setting of geographically isolated wetlands in urban southern New England watersheds

McKinney

Charpentier²

2008

Wetlands Ecol Manage

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We assessed the extent and characteristics of geographically isolated wetlands (i.e., wetlands completely surrounded by upland) in a series of watersheds in the urban northeast US. We applied a previously developed index of urbanization to a sample of 10 watersheds selected at random from a set of 30 watersheds whose boundaries lay within the borders of Rhode Island, USA. The index of urbanization in our sample watersheds ranged over more than an order of magnitude and increased with increasing amount of urban land use in the watersheds (r 2 = 0.51, F = 8.22, P = 0.02). The density of isolated wetlands in the watersheds averaged 1.93 ± 0.21 wetlands km -2 and comprised 38.2 ± 1.77% of all wetlands. Isolated wetlands were smaller than those connected to other waters (non-isolated), and accounted for 6.01-16.5% of the total wetland area in the watersheds. The area of isolated wetlands as a percent of all wetland area significantly increased with increasing watershed urbanization (r 2 = 0.62, F = 12.9, P = 0.007). Isolated wetlands were predominantly deciduous forested wetlands, and urban land cover in the 50 m buffer surrounding isolated wetlands was significantly higher than in the 50 m surrounding non-isolated wetlands. The proportion of urban land cover was greater in a 150 than a 50 m buffer surrounding the wetlands. Our results suggest that an increase in the index of urbanization of 50 will result in 7% of the watershed's wetlands being lost from federal protection. These findings indicate that the process of urbanization, along with accompanying habitat fragmentation, may result in an increase in the vulnerability of wetlands to loss and degradation and therefore has implications for the management and conservation of geographically isolated wetlands.

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Extent, properties, and landscape setting of geographically isolated wetlands in urban southern New England watersheds

McKinney

Charpentier²

2008

Wetlands Ecol Manage

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“…Also known as vernal or ephemeral pools, they provide a variety of wetland services, including water storage, groundwater recharge, water quality maintenance, and habitat for plants, invertebrates, and wildlife (Colburn 2004, Carl and Blumenshine 2005, Gibbons et al 2006). In eastern North America, seasonal pools provide habitat for pond‐breeding amphibians and reptiles (Paton 2005, McCallum 2007, Mitchell et al 2007). These wetlands may also provide habitat and resources for other species as a result of the mesic conditions and the resulting enhanced productivity relative to nearby upland areas (Mitsch and Gosselink 2000).…”

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Breeding birds associated with seasonal pools in the northeastern United States

McKinney¹,

Paton²

2009

Journal of Field Ornithology

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Seasonal pools in the northeastern United States provide habitat for amphibians and invertebrates, but little is known about their importance as habitat for birds. We examined avian community composition at seasonal pools in Rhode Island to test the hypothesis that seasonal pools would support a greater abundance and diversity of birds than nearby upland sites. From mid‐May to June 2008, we conducted point counts at 33 paired sets of seasonal pools and upland sites that were 150 m apart. Bird abundance and diversity was significantly higher at seasonal pools than upland sites, whereas community composition as measured by evenness was similar. We also found that the mean abundance of birds was significantly greater at urban pools than rural pools. Our results suggest that birds preferentially use seasonal pools, particularly in more urban settings, adding to the body of evidence that supports the protection and restoration of small isolated wetlands in urban landscapes.

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“…Estas especies se relacionan más a este tipo de ambientes en cuanto a forrajeo y desarrollo de sus historias naturales, de acuerdo con el ciclo dinámico que liga a muchas especies a los cambios espaciales de las ciénagas u otro tipo de cuerpos de agua (Paton 2005, Bauer & Jackman 2008, Bour 2008, Martin 2008, Pauwells et al 2008. El recurso léntico favorece el establecimiento de poblaciones permanentes que ocupan estos espacios; la mayoría actualmente en riesgo (Castaño-Mora 2002) y seguramente caracterizados por la pérdida de este tipo de hábitat.…”

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Diversidad alfa y beta de la comunidad de reptiles en el complejo cenagoso de Zapatosa, Colombia

Medina-Rangel¹

2010

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Alfa and beta diversity of reptilian assemblages in Zapatosa wetland complex, Colombia. Diversity is a property of community that can described, characterized, and understood according to the functioning of ecosystems. To study the richness and local abundance and species replacement between habitats around the Zapatosa's wetland complex (El Cesar Department), I carried out four field trips between November of 2006 and October of 2007. A total of 640 sampling hours/man analyzed five habitat types chasmophyte forest, dry forest, riparian forest, palm-grove and tree-lined savanna; with the exception of the palm-grove sampled at its 75%, the others were sampled up to their 80%. I found 847 reptiles that were distributed in 48 species. The group with the highest number of species was Colubridae with 14, followed by Gekkonidae with five. Five endemic species and eight with some conservation threat grade at a national level are reported. The riparian forest was the richest and most abundant habitat with 34 species and 196 individuals. For each habitat, Colubridae had the highest number of species, followed by the families Polychrotidae, Gekkonidae and Teiidae, in that order. The reptile species composition was not different between the tree-lined savanna and the chasmophyte forest, but differed among the tree-lined savanna and the riparian forest, palm-grove and dry forest habitats. The most important differences in the species composition among almost all the habitats were influenced by the species Anolis tropidogaster and Gonatodes albogularis, and the higher occurrence of Stenocercus erythrogaster in the chasmophyte forest. The species replacement had an average value of 50%; the biggest amounts of shared species were the lizards, while the snake Leptodeira septentrionalis was the only one present in all habitat types. The forest grows-among-rocks showed the biggest complementarity and number of unique species compared to the other habitats. The wetland complex provides two thirds of the reptile´s species reported until now for the Caribbean region, and more than 80% of those reported for the El Cesar department. This wetland complex seems to behave as a center for low land species concentration as it hosts a high proportion of species from those places. Rev. Biol. Trop. 59 (2): 935-968. Epub 2011 June 01.

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A review of vertebrate community composition in seasonal forest pools of the northeastern United States

Cited by 36 publications

References 49 publications

Extent, properties, and landscape setting of geographically isolated wetlands in urban southern New England watersheds

Extent, properties, and landscape setting of geographically isolated wetlands in urban southern New England watersheds

Breeding birds associated with seasonal pools in the northeastern United States

Diversidad alfa y beta de la comunidad de reptiles en el complejo cenagoso de Zapatosa, Colombia

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