A conceptual model to facilitate amphibian conservation in the northern Great Plains
Great Plains Research
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Abstract
As pressures on agricultural landscapes to meet worldwide resource needs increase, amphibian populations face numerous threats including habitat destruction, chemical contaminants, disease outbreaks, wetland sedimentation, and synergistic effects of these perturbations. To facilitate conservation planning, we developed a conceptual model depicting elements critical for amphibian conservation in the northern Great Plains. First, we linked upland, wetland, and landscape features to specific ecological attributes. Ecological attributes included adult survival; reproduction and survival to metamorphosis; and successful dispersal and recolonization. Second, we linked ecosystem drivers, ecosystem stressors, and ecological effects of the region to each ecological attribute. Lastly, we summarized information on these ecological attributes and the drivers, stressors, and effects that work in concert to influence the maintenance of viable and genetically diverse amphibian populations in the northern Great Plains. While our focus was on the northern Great Plains, our conceptual model can be tailored to other geographic regions and taxa.
Suggested Citation
Mushet, D.M., Euliss, N.H., and Stockwell, C., 2012, A conceptual model to facilitate amphibian conservation in the northern Great Plains: Great Plains Research, v. 22, no. 1, p. 45-58.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | A conceptual model to facilitate amphibian conservation in the northern Great Plains |
| Series title | Great Plains Research |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 2012 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | University of Nebraska |
| Publisher location | Lincoln, NE |
| Contributing office(s) | Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 14 p. |
| First page | 45 |
| Last page | 58 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming |
| Other Geospatial | Northern Great Plains |