Detection Probabilities and Site Occupancy Estimates for Amphibians at Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge From: The American Midland Naturalist | Date: January 1, 2006| Author: Barichivich, William J; Dodd, C Kenneth Jr; Smith, Kevin G; Staiger, Jennifer S; Smith, Lora L | Copyright American Midland Naturalist Jan 2006. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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We conducted an amphibian inventory at Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge from August 2000 to June 2002 as part of the U.S. Department of the Interior's national Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative. Nineteen species of amphibians (15 anurans and 4 caudates) were documented within the Refuge, including one protected species, the Gopher Frog Rana capito. We also collected 1 y of monitoring data for amphibian populations and incorporated the results into the inventory...

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