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Development of Expectations of Larval Amphibian Assemblage Structure in Southeastern Depression Wetlands

2000; Wiley; Volume: 10; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2307/2641028

1939-5582

Joel W. Snodgrass, A. Lawrence Bryan, Joanna Burger,

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Ecological ApplicationsVolume 10, Issue 4 p. 1219-1229 Article DEVELOPMENT OF EXPECTATIONS OF LARVAL AMPHIBIAN ASSEMBLAGE STRUCTURE IN SOUTHEASTERN DEPRESSION WETLANDS Joel W. Snodgrass, Joel W. Snodgrass Division of Life Sciences and Consortium for Risk Evaluation with Stakeholder Participation (CRESP), Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855 USA and Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia, Drawer E, Aiken, South Carolina 29802 USA Present address: Department of Biology, Towson University, Towson, Maryland 21252 USA.Search for more papers by this authorA. Lawrence Bryan Jr., A. Lawrence Bryan Jr. Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia, Drawer E, Aiken, South Carolina 29802 USASearch for more papers by this authorJoanna Burger, Joanna Burger Division of Life Sciences and Consortium for Risk Evaluation with Stakeholder Participation (CRESP), Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855 USASearch for more papers by this author Joel W. Snodgrass, Joel W. Snodgrass Division of Life Sciences and Consortium for Risk Evaluation with Stakeholder Participation (CRESP), Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855 USA and Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia, Drawer E, Aiken, South Carolina 29802 USA Present address: Department of Biology, Towson University, Towson, Maryland 21252 USA.Search for more papers by this authorA. Lawrence Bryan Jr., A. Lawrence Bryan Jr. Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia, Drawer E, Aiken, South Carolina 29802 USASearch for more papers by this authorJoanna Burger, Joanna Burger Division of Life Sciences and Consortium for Risk Evaluation with Stakeholder Participation (CRESP), Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855 USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 August 2000 https://doi.org/10.1890/1051-0761(2000)010[1219:DOEOLA]2.0.CO;2Citations: 62 Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract We surveyed larval amphibians and fish in 25 relatively pristine depression wetlands on the upper Atlantic coastal plain of South Carolina to examine relationships among hydroperiod length, fish presence/absence and larval amphibian assemblage structure. Our goals were to test the application of general models of lentic community structure to Southeastern depression wetlands and to develop expectations of larval amphibian assemblage structure at reference sites. Amphibian species richness showed a unimodal pattern along a hydroperiod gradient, with wetlands that contained water for 8–10 mo/yr having the highest species richness. Wetlands that contained water for longer periods (i.e., dried only during severe drought) often contained fish and had relatively low amphibian species richness. Most species occurred along a restricted portion of the hydroperiod gradient, and some species were found almost exclusively in wetlands with fish. Associations among the occurrence of species led to relatively discrete breaks in assemblage structure along the hydroperiod gradient. Canonical correspondence analysis of catch-per-unit-effort data identified four groups of wetlands with similar assemblage structure: (1) short (drying in spring), (2) medium (drying in summer), and (3) long (drying in fall or semi-annually) hydroperiod wetlands without fish; and (4) long hydroperiod wetlands with fish. Our results suggest that general models of community structure in lentic systems are applicable to southeastern isolated wetlands and should form the basis for developing expectations of larval amphibian assemblage structure in these systems. Literature Cited Alford, R. A., and H. M. Wilbur . 1985. Priority effects in experimental pond communities: competition between Bufo and Rana.. 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