Diversity and relative abundance of reptiles and amphibians in five treatment units on the ROW in Centre County, Pennsylvania, 1998-1999.
Species | Hand-cutting | High-volume basal spray | Mowing plus herbicide | Stem-foliage spray | Foliage spray | Total |
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Toad | ||||||
American toad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Salamanders | ||||||
Jefferson salamander | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Redback salamander | 23 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 31 | |
Spotted salamander | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Snakes | ||||||
E. garter snake | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
E. Smooth green snake | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Mountain earth snake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
N. redbelly snake | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 27 |
N. ringneck snake | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
Total species | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
Total observations | 4 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 92 |