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The publications listed here include work funded by ARMI or work by U.S. Geological Survey scientists and partners that report on topics pertinent to ARMI's interests in amphibian surveys, monitoring, and causes of declines or malformations.

Journal Articles, Books, Book Chapters (alphabetically by author)

Adams, M. J. 2000. Pond permanence and the effects of exotic vertebrates on anurans. Ecological Applications 10:559-568.

Adams, M. J. and R. B. Bury. 2002. The endemic headwater stream amphibians of the American Northwest: Associations with environmental gradients in a large forested preserve. Global Ecology and Biogeography 11:169-178.

Adams, M. J., D. E. Schindler, and R. B. Bury. 2001. Association of amphibians with attenuation of ultraviolet-b radiation in montane ponds. Oecologia 128:519-525.

Angermann, Jeffrey E., Gary M. Fellers, Fumio Matsumura. 2002. Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Toxaphene in Pacific Treefrog Tadpoles (Hyla regilla) from the California Sierra Nevada, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 21(10): 2209-2215.

Bartelt, P., C.R. Peterson, and W.R. Klaver. 2004. Sexual differences in the movements and habitats selected by Western toads in southeastern Idaho. Herpetologica 60(4):55-67.

Battaglin, W., L. Hay, G. McCabe, P. Nanjappa, and A. Gallant. 2005. Climate patterns as predictors of amphibian species richness and indicators of potential stress. Alytes 22(3-4):146-167.

Bishop, C.A., D.C. Cunnington, G.M. Fellers, J.P. Gibbs, B.D. Pauli, and B.B. Rothermel. In press. Habitat Alteration and the exposure of amphibians to environmental stressors. In: G. Linder, C.A. Bishop, and D.W. Sparling (Eds.), Global Decline of Amphibian Populations: An Integrated Analysis of Multiple Stressor Effects. Pensacola, FL. Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.

Boone, M.D., P.S. Corn, M.A. Donnelly, E.E. Little, and P.H. Niewiarowski. In press. Physical stressors. In: G. Linder, C.A. Bishop, and D.A. Sparling, eds. Global decline of amphibian populations: An integrated analysis of multiple stressor effects. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Pensacola, Florida.

Bridges, C.M. and E.E. Little. 2005. Toxicity to amphibians of environmental extracts from natural waters in National Parks and Fish and Wildlife Refuges. Alytes 22(3-4):130-145.

Bury, R.B. 1999. A historical perspective and critique of the declining amphibian crisis. Wildlife Society Bulletin 27:1064-1068.

Bury, R.B. P.S. Corn, C.K. Dodd, R.W. McDiarmid, and N.J. Scott. 1995. Amphibians. Pp. 124-126 In: LaRoe, E.T. et al., eds. Our Living Resources. USDI, National Biological Service, Washington, D.C.

Bury,R.B., C.K. Dodd, Jr., and G.M. Fellers. 1980. Conservation of the amphibia of the United States: A review. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication 134:1-34.

Campbell, D.H., E. Muths, J.T. Turk, and P.S. Corn. In press. Sensitivity to acidification of sub-alpine ponds and lakes in Northwestern Colorado. Hydrological Processes.

Carey, C., P.S. Corn, M.S. Jones, L.J. Livo, E. Muths, and C.W. Loeffler. In press. Environmental and life history factors that limit recovery in southern Rocky Mountain populations of boreal toads (Bufo b. boreas).. In: Lannoo, M.J. (Ed.), Status and Conservation of U.S. Amphibians. Volume 1: Conservation Essays. University of California Press, Berkeley, California.

Case, T.J. & R.N. Fisher. 2001. Coastal Sage Scrub Case Study. In: Spatial Uncertainty in Ecology. Hunsaker, C., M. Goodchild, M. Friedl and T. Case (Eds.). 440 pgs. Springer-Verlag, New York.

Corben, C. and G.M. Fellers. 2001. A Technique for detecting eyeshine of amphibians and reptiles. Herpetological Review 32(2):89-91.

Corn, P.S. In press. Amphibian breeding and climate change: The importance of snow in the mountains. Conservation Biology.

Corn, P.S. In press. Deteriorating status of western amphibians: Can we generalize about causes? In: G. Linder, C.A. Bishop, and D.A. Sparling, eds. Global decline of amphibian populations: An integrated analysis of multiple stressor effects. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Pensacola, Florida.

Corn, P.S. 2000. Amphibian declines: Review of some current hypotheses. Pp. 663-696 In: Ecotoxicology of Amphibians and Reptiles. Sparling, D.W, C.A. Bishop, and G. Linder, eds. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Pensacola, Florida. 877 p.

Corn, P.S., M.J. Adams, W.A. Battaglin, A.L. Gallant, D.L. James, M. Knutson, C.A. Langtimm, and J.R. Sauer. 2005. Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative: Concepts and implementation. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005 5015. 23 p.

Corn, P.S., R.B. Bury, and E.J. Hyde. In press. Conservation of stream amphibians in North America. In: R. Semlitsch, ed. Amphibian Conservation. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.

Corn, P.S., B.R. Hossak, E. Muths, D.A. Patla, C.R. Peterson, and A. L. Gallant. 2005. Status of amphibians on the Continental Divide: Surveys on a transect from Montana to Colorado, USA. Alytes 22(3-4):85-94.

Corn, P.S., M.L. Jennings, and E. Muths. 1997. Distribution and status of amphibians in Rocky Mountain National Park. Northwestern Naturalist 78:34-55.

Corn P.S. and E. Muths. 2002. Variable breeding phenology affects the exposure of amphibian embryos to ultraviolet radiation. Ecology 83:2958-2963.

Corn, P.S., E. Muths, M. Adams, and C.K. Dodd, Jr. 2005. The United States Geological Survey's Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative. Alytes 22(3-4):65-71.

Corser, J.D. 2001. Decline of disjunct green salamander populations (Aneides aeneus) in the southern Appalachians. Biological Conservation 97(1):119-126.

Corser, J.D. and C.K. Dodd. 2004. Fluctuations in a metapopulation of nesting four-toed salamanders, Hemidactylium scutatum, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA, 1999-2003. Natural Areas Journal 24(2):135-140.

Davidson, Carlos and Gary M. Fellers. In press. Bufo canorus Camp 1916, Yosemite Toad. In: Lannoo, M.J. (Ed.), Status and Conservation of U.S. Amphibians. Volume 2: Species Accounts. University of California Press, Berkeley, California.

Dodd, C. K., Jr. In press. The Amphibians of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, Tennessee.

Dodd, C.K., Jr. In press. Red Hills salamander. Phaeognathus hubrichti Highton, 1961. In: Lannoo, M.J. (ed.), Status and Conservation of U.S. Amphibians. Vol. 2: Species Accounts. University of California Press, Berkeley, California.

Dodd, C.K., Jr. In press. Amphibian conservation and population manipulation. In: Lannoo, M.J. (ed.), Status and Conservation of U.S. Amphibians. Vol. 1: Conservation Essays. University of California Press, Berkeley, California.

Dodd, C. K., Jr. 2002. (Review of) Reptiles & Amphibians of the Smokies by S.G. Tilley and J. E. Huheey. Herpetological Review 33: 76-77.

Dodd, C.K., Jr. 2000. A landmark publication on the amphibians of northern Eurasia. Alytes 18:91-94.

Dodd, C.K., Jr. 1997. Imperiled amphibians: A historical perspective. Pp. 165-200 In: Aquatic Fauna in Peril: The Southeastern Perspective. Benz, G.W., and D.E. Collins, eds. Lenz Design & Communications, Decatur, Georgia.

Dodd, C.K., Jr., M.L. Griffey, and J.D. Corser. 2001. The cave-associated amphibians of Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Review and monitoring. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific. Society 117(3):139-149.

Dodd, C.K., Jr., D.B. Means, and S.A. Johnson. In press. Striped newt. Notophthalmus perstriatus (Bishop), 1941. In: Lannoo, M.J. (ed.), Status and Conservation of U.S. Amphibians. Vol. 2: Species Accounts. University of California Press, Berkeley, California.

Dodd, C.K., Jr. and L.L. Smith. In press. Habitat destruction and alteration. Historical trends and future prospects for amphibians. In: Semlitsch, R.D. (ed.), Amphibian Conservation. Smithsonian Institute Press, Washington, DC.

Drost, C.A. and G.M. Fellers. 1996. Collapse of a regional frog fauna in the Yosemite area of the California Sierra Nevada., USA. Conservation Biology 10:414-425.

Fellers, Gary M. In press. Rana boylii Baird 1854, Foothill Yellow-legged Frog. In: Lannoo, M.J. (Ed.), Status and Conservation of U.S. Amphibians. Volume 2: Species Accounts. University of California Press, Berkeley, California.

Fellers, Gary M. In press. Rana draytonii Baird and Girard 1852, California Red-legged Frog. In: Lannoo, M.J. (Ed.), Status and Conservation of U.S. Amphibians. Volume 2: Species Accounts. University of California Press, Berkeley, California.

Fellers, Gary M. In press. Bufo exsul Myers, 1942, Black Toad. In: Lannoo, M.J. (Ed.), Status and Conservation of U.S. Amphibians. Volume 2: Species Accounts. University of California Press, Berkeley, California.

Fellers, G.M. 1997. Design of amphibian surveys. Pp. 23-34 In: D.H. Olson, W.P. Leonard, and R.B. Bury (eds.), Sampling Amphibians in Lentic Habitats: Methods and Approaches for the Pacific Northwest. Northwest Fauna 4.

Fellers, G.M. 1992. Declining Amphibian Populations Program: California-Nevada Working Group. Herpetological Review 23(2):35-36.

Fellers, G.M. and C.A. Drost. 1994. Sampling with artificial cover. Pp. 146-150 In: W.R. Heyer, M.A. Donnelly, R.W. McDiarmid, L.C. Hayek, and M.S. Foster (eds.), Measuring and Monitoring Biological Diversity: Standard Methods for Amphibians. Smithsonian Institution Press. 364 p.

Fellers, G.M. and C.A. Drost. 1993. Disappearance of the Cascades frog, Rana cascadae, at the southern end of its range. Biological Conservation 65(1993):177-181.

Fellers, G.M., C.A. Drost, and W.R. Heyer. 1994. Handling live amphibians. Pp. 275-276 In: W.R. Heyer, M.A. Donnelly, R.W. McDiarmid, L.C. Hayek, and M.S. Foster (eds.), Measuring and Monitoring Biological Diversity: Standard Methods for Amphibians. Smithsonian Institution Press. 364 p.

Fellers, G.M. and K.L. Freel. 1995. A standardized protocol for surveying aquatic amphibians. Technical Report NPS/WRUC/NRTR-95-001. National Biological Service, Cooperative Park Studies Unit, University of California, Davis, California. 123 p.

Fellers, G.M., D.E. Green, and J.E. Longcore. 2001. Oral chytridiomycosis in Mountain yellow-legged frogs (Rana muscosa). Copeia 2001(4):945-953.

Fellers, G.M. and P. Kleeman. In press. A Technique for Locating and Recovering Radiotransmitters at Close Range. Herpetological Review.

Fellers, G.M., L. McConnell, D. Pratt, and S. Datta. In press. Pesticide levels in Mountain yellow-legged frogs (Rana muscosa) from the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. USA Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Fellers, G.M., A.E. Launer, G. Rathbun, S. Bobzien, J. Alvarez, D. Sterner, R.B. Seymour, and M. Westphal. 2001. Overwintering tadpoles in the California Red-legged frog (Rana aurora draytonii). Herpetological Review 32(3):156-157.

Fellers, G.M. and L. Long. In press. Rana aurora draytonii (California red-legged frog) predation. Herpetological Review.

Fisher, R.N. and H.B. Shaffer. 1996. The decline of amphibians in California's Great Central Valley. Conservation Biology 10:1387-1397.

Funk, W.C., A.E. Greene, P.S. Corn, and F.W. Allendorf. 2005. High dispersal in a frog species suggests that it is vulnerable to habitat fragmentation. Biology Letters, published online.

Grant, E.H.C. 2005. Correlates of vernal pool occurrence in the Massachusetts landscape. Wetlands 25:480-487.

Grant, E.H.C., R.E. Jung, J.D. Nichols, and J.E. Hines. 2005. Double-observer approach to estimating egg mass abundance of pool-breeding amphibians. Wetlands Ecology and Management 13(3):305-320.

Grant, E.H.C., R.E. Jung, and K.C. Rice. 2005. Stream salamander species richness and abundance in relation to environmental factors in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. American Midland Naturalist 153:348-356.

Green, D.E. and E. Muths. 2005. Health evaluation of amphibians in and near Rocky Mountain National Park (Colorado, USA). Alytes 22(3-4):109-129.

Hall, R.J. and C.A. Langtimm. 2001. The U.S. national Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative and the role of protected areas. The George Wright Forum 18(2):17-25.

Hansen, Robert W., David B. Wake, and Gary M. Fellers. In press. Batrachoseps pacificus (Cope 1865) Channel Islands Slender Salamander. In Lannoo, M.J. (Ed.), Status and Conservation of U.S. Amphibians. Volume 2: Species Accounts. University of California Press, Berkeley, California.

Hsu, M., Y. Kam, and G.M. Fellers. In press. Effectiveness of amphibian monitoring techniques in a Taiwanese subtropical forest. Herpetological Journal.

Johnson, S.A. 2002. Life history of the striped newt at a north-central Florida breeding pond. Southeastern Naturalist 1(4): 381-402.

Johnson, S.A. and W.J. Barichivich. 2004. A simple technique for trapping Siren lacertina, Amphiuma means, and other aquatic vertebrates. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 19:263-269.

Jones, P.M. and M. Menheer. 2002. Surface-water microlayer sampler used at frog-malformation sites. WRD Instrument News, March 2002, Issue No. 96, U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division.

Jung, R. E., K. E. Bonine, M. L. Rosenshield, A. de la Reza, S. Raimondo, and S. Droege. 2002. Evaluation of canoe surveys for anurans along the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park, Texas. Journal of Herpetology 36:390-397.

Jung, R. E., G. H. Dayton, S. J. Williamson, J. R. Sauer, and S. Droege. 2002. An evaluation of population index and estimation techniques for tadpoles in desert pools. Journal of Herpetology 36:465-472.

Jung, R.E., S. Droege, J.R. Sauer, and R.B. Landy. 2000. Evaluation of terrestrial and streamside salamander monitoring techniques at Shenandoah National Park. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 63(1):65-79.

Jung, R.E., J.A. Royle, J.R. Sauer, C. Addison, R.D. Rau, J.L. Shirk, and J.C. Whissel. 2005. Estimation of stream salamander (Plethodontidae, Desmognathinae, and Plethodontinae) populations in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA. Alytes 22(3-4):72-84.

Kapfer, J. M. and J. R. Parmelee. 2001. Ambystoma laterale (blue-spotted salamander). Herpetological Review 32:267.

Knutson, M.G., W.B. Richardson, D.M. Reineke, B.R. Gray, J.R. Parmelee, and S.E. Weick. 2004. Agricultural ponds support amphibian populations. Ecological Applications 14:669-684.

Knutson, M. G., J. R. Sauer, D. O. Olsen, M. J. Mossman, L. H. Hemesath, and M. J. Lannoo. 2000. Landscape associations of frog and toad species in Iowa and Wisconsin, U.S.A. Journal of the Iowa Academy of Sciences 107: 134-145.

Knutson, M. G., J. R. Sauer, D. A. Olsen, M. J. Mossman, L. M. Hemesath, and M. J. Lannoo. 1999. Effects of landscape composition and wetland fragmentation on frog and toad abundance and species richness in Iowa and Wisconsin, USA. Conservation Biology 13: 1437-1446.

Kuperman, B.I., V.E. Matey, R.N. Fisher, E.L. Ervin, M.L. Warburton, L. Bakhireva, and C.A. Lehman. 2004. Parasites of the African Clawed Frog, Xenopus laevis, in southern California. Comparative Parasitology 71(2):229-232.

Lannoo, M., Gallant, A., Nanjappa, P., Blackburn, L., and Hendricks, R. In Press. Introduction: Ecological and ecoregional analyses of amphibian distributions as an approach to amphibian conservation. In: Lannoo, M.J. (Ed.), Status and Conservation of U.S. Amphibians. Volume 1: Conservation Essays. University of California Press, Berkeley, California.

Lannoo, M.J., D.R. Sutherland, P. Jones, D. Rosenberry, R.W. Klaver, D.M. Hoppe, P.T.J. Johnson, K.B. Lunde, C. Facemire, and J. M. Kapfer. 2003. Multiple causes for the malformed frog phenomenon. In: Multiple stressor effects in relation to declining amphibian populations, G. Linder, E. Little, S. Krest, and D. Sparling, eds. ASTM STP 1443, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshoshocken, Pennsylvania. 282 p.

LeNoir, J.S., L.L. McConnell, G.M. Fellers, T.M. Cahill, and J.N. Seiber. 1999. Summertime transport of current-use pesticides from California's Central Valley to the Sierra Nevada mountain range, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 18(12):2715-2722.

MacKenzie, D.I., J.D. Nichols, J.E. Hines, M.G. Knutson and A.D. Franklin. 2003. Estimating site occupancy, colonization and local extinction when a species is detected imperfectly. Ecology 84: 2200-2207.

MacKenzie, D.I., J.D. Nichols, G.B. Lachman, S. Droege, J.A. Royle and C.A. Langtimm. 2002. Estimating site occupancy rates when detection probabilities are less than one. Ecology 83: 2248-2255.

Mao, J., D.E. Green, V.G. Chinchar, and G.M. Fellers. 1999. Molecular characterization of iridoviruses isolated from sympatric amphibians and fish. Virus Research 63:45-52.

McDiarmid, R.W. and R. Altig. 1999. Tadpoles. The Biology of Anuran Larvae. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 444 p.

Meteyer, C.U. 2000. Field guide to malformations of frogs and toads. Biological Science Report USGS/BRD/BSR-2000-0005. U.S. Geological Survey, National Wildlife Health Center, Madison, WI. Download Adobe Acrobat Reader

Mullen, S.J., H. Imbert, J.M. Fish, E.L. Ervin, and R.N. Fisher. 2004. Snake (Colubridae: Thamnophis) predatory response to chemical cues from native and introduced prey species. The Southwestern Naturalist 49(4):449-456.

Muths, E. In Press. Homerange and movements of boreal toads in undisturbed habitats. Copeia.

Muths, E. and P.S. Corn. 1997. Basking by adult boreal toads (Bufo boreas boreas) during the breeding season. Journal of Herpetology 31 (3):428-434.

Muths, E., P.S. Corn, A.P. Pessier, and D.E. Green. In Press. Evidence for disease related amphibian decline in Colorado. Biological Conservation.

Muths, E., T.L. Johnson, and P.S. Corn. 2001. Experimental translocation of boreal toad (Bufo boreas) embryos, toadlets and adults in Rocky Mountain National Park. The Southwestern Naturalist 46(1): 107-113.

Odum, R.A., P.S. Corn, P. Nanjappa. In press. Bufo baxteri Porter, 1968, Wyoming toad. In: Lannoo, M.J. (Ed.), Status and Conservation of U.S. Amphibians. Volume 2: Species Accounts. University of California Press, Berkeley, California.

Palen, W. J., D. E. Schindler, M. J. Adams, C. A. Pearl, R. B. Bury, and S. A. Diamond. 2002. Optical characteristics of natural waters can protect amphibian populations from UV-B in the US Pacific Northwest. Ecology 83:2951-2957.

Parmelee, J. R., M. G. Knutson, and J. E. Lyon. 2002. A field guide to amphibian larvae and eggs of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa. Information and Technology Report USGS/BRD/ITR-2002-0004. U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Washington, D.C. 38 pp.

Patla, D.A., and C.R. Peterson. In Press. Amphibian diversity, distribution, and habitat use in the Yellowstone Lake Basin. Proceedings of the Sixth Biennial Scientific Conference on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, October 8-10, 2001, Mammoth, Yellowstone National Park.

Pearl, C. A., and M. P. Hayes. 2002. Predation by Oregon spotted frogs (Rana pretiosa) on western toads (Bufo boreas) in Oregon. American Midland Naturalist 147:145-152.

Pilliod, D.S., R.B. Bury, E.J. Hyde, C.A. Pearl, and P.S. Corn. In press. Potential effects of fire and fuel reduction practices on aquatic amphibians in the United States. Forest Ecology and Management.

Rice, K.C. and R.E. Jung. 2004. Water-quality and amphibian population data for Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia, 2001-2004. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1401.

Seigel, R.A. and C.K. Dodd, Jr. 2002. Management of amphibian populations through translocation: Response to Marsh and Trenham. Conservation Biology 16:552-554.

Shaffer, H.B., G.M. Fellers, A. Magee, and S.R. Voss. 2000. The genetics of amphibian decline: Population substructure and molecular differentiation in the Yosemite toad, Bufo canorus (Anura, Bufonidae) based on SSCP and mtDNA sequence data. Molecular Ecology 9:245-257.

Sparling, D.W., C.A. Bishop, and G. Linder. 2000. Ecotoxicology of amphibians and reptiles. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Pensacola, Florida. 877 p.

Sparling, D.W., G.M. Fellers, and L.L. McConnell. 2001. Pesticides and amphibian declines in California, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 20(7):1591-1595.

Sparling, D.W., G.M. Fellers, and L.L. McConnell. 2001. Pesticides are involved with population declines of amphibians in the California Sierra Nevadas. Directions in Science, The Scientific World 2001:1.

Vredenburg, Vance, Gary M. Fellers and Carlos Davidson. In press. Rana muscosa Camp 1917, Mountain Yellow-legged Frog. In: Lannoo, M.J. (Ed.), Status and Conservation of U.S. Amphibians. Volume 2: Species Accounts. University of California Press, Berkeley, California.

Waldron, J.L., C.K. Dodd, Jr., and J.D. Corser. 2003. Leaf litterbags: Factors affecting capture of stream-dwelling salamanders. Applied Herpetology 1(1/2):23-26.

Walls, S.C., D.G. Taylor, and C.M. Wilson. 2002. Interspecific differeneces in susceptibility to competition and predation in a species-pair of larval amphibians. Herpetologica 58:104-118.

Walls, S.C. and M.G. Williams. 2001. The effect of community composition on persistence of prey with their predators in an assemblage of pond-breeding amphibians. Oecologia 128:134-141.

Wente, W.H., M.J. Adams, and C.A. Pearl. 2005. Evidence of decline for Bufo boreas and Rana Luteiventris in and around the northern Great Basin, western USA. Alytes 22(3-4):95-108.

Zacharow, M., W.J. Barichivich, and C.K. Dodd, Jr. 2003. Using ground-placed PVC pipes to monitor hylid treefrogs: Capture biases. Southeastern Naturalist 2(4):575-590.

Fact Sheets and Circulars

Adams, M.J. 2003. The Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative in the Pacific Northwest. USGS Fact Sheet. FS-020-03. U.S. Geological Survey, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Barichivich, W.J. In press. Appendix IV: Guidelines for building and operating remote field recorders. In: Dodd, C.K., Jr. Monitoring Amphibians in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. U.S. Geological Survey Circular.

Dodd, C.K., Jr. In press. Monitoring Amphibians in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. U.S. Geological Survey Circular.

Fellers, G.M., R.N. Fisher, and C.R. Schwalbe. 2002. Status of Amphibians in California and Arizona. USGS Western Ecology Research Center. Fact Sheet.

Knutson, M. G. 2002. Farm Ponds Work for Wildlife. USGS Fact Sheet and Poster. FS-043-02. U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Washington, D.C.

Rosenberry, D.O., 2001. Malformed frogs in Minnesota: An update. USGS Fact Sheet 043-01. U.S. Geological Survey.

Reports

Knutson, M. G., J. E. Lyon, and J. R. Parmelee. 2002. Resources for monitoring pond-breeding amphibians in the northcentral USA. Farm ponds as critical habitats for native amphibians. Final report submitted to the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources, St. Paul, Minnesota. USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA.







Newspaper Articles

Barichivich, J. and S.A. Johnson. August 2002. Frogloggers: Using technology to listen for frogs. People, Land, and Water (U.S. Department of the Interior) 9(1):30.

Charron, T. August 2002. Lower Mississippi River research evaluates land use. People, Land, and Water (U.S. Department of the Interior) 9(1):33.

Corn, S. August 2002. Research programs & partnerships. People, Land, and Water (U.S. Department of the Interior) 9(1):29

Dodd, C.K., Jr. and R.B. Bury. August 2002. Amphibians at a crossroads: Overview. People, Land, and Water (U.S. Department of the Interior) 9(1):28.

Dratch, P.A. August 2002. National parks join amphibian initiative. People, Land, and Water (U.S. Department of the Interior) 9(1):32.

Droege, S. August 2002. FrogwatchUSA. People, Land, and Water (U.S. Department of the Interior) 9(1):35.

Green, D. August 2002. Virus and fungal infrections a major cause of amphibian dieoffs. People, Land, and Water (U.S. Department of the Interior) 9(1):30.

Jones, P. August 2002. Chemical sampling at malformation sites.People, Land, and Water (U.S. Department of the Interior) 9(1):31.

Knutson, M. G. and M. Wise. August 2002. In the Midwest, farm ponds work for wildlife. People, Land, and Water (U.S. Department of the Interior) 9(1):34.

Langtimm, C.A. August 2002. Scientifically sound monitoring of amphibians. People, Land, and Water (U.S. Department of the Interior) 9(1):35.

Loope, L. August 2002. Out of their element: Invasive Coquis in Hawaii. People, Land, and Water (U.S. Department of the Interior) 9(1):34.

Meteyer, C. August 2002. Malformations begin in aquatic nurseries. People, Land, and Water (U.S. Department of the Interior) 9(1):31.

Rice, K. August 2002. An ancient duality. People, Land, and Water (U.S. Department of the Interior) 9(1):29.

Schwalbe, C. August 2002. Regional views: Leopard frogs in the Sonora Desert. People, Land, and Water (U.S. Department of the Interior) 9(1):32.

Sparling, D. and G. Fellers. August 2002. Contaminant studies in the Sierra Nevadas. People, Land, and Water (U.S. Department of the Interior) 9(1):33.

Interviews

Can the Bullfrog Invasion be Stopped? September 28, 2004. Interview of Cecil Schwalbe, USGS Southwest Biological Science Center, by National Geographic News.

Facing Extinction. September 12, 2003. Interview including Cindy Hitchcock, USGS Western Ecological Research Center, by the Pasadena Star-News.

Human Footprints on the Web of Life. August 28, 2003. USGS Western Region Public Lecture delivered by Robert Fisher, USGS Western Ecological Research Center.

Frog Die-offs at Acadia Examined. July/August, 2003. Interview of David Green, USGS National Wildlife Health Center, by the National Parks Conservation Association.

The Frogman of the Sonoran Desert. September 5, 2002. Interview of Cecil Schwalbe, USGS Western Ecological Research Center, by National Public Radio.

Sun Worshippers. July 28, 2002. Interview of Steve Corn, USGS Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, by the Missoula, Montana, Missoulian.



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