Development of an Amphibian Biotic Index to Evaluate Wetland Health in Northern Missouri

Shulse, Christopher D.; Semlitsch, Raymond D.; Trauth, Kathleen M.

doi:10.1061/41036(342)270

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“…In addition to protecting habitat around wetlands from human development (e.g., buildings and roads), the habitat structure of surrounding uplands is important and should be managed for target species [100,121,122]. For most threatened and endangered amphibians, and indeed most wildlife species, habitat loss and degradation are principle drivers of long-term declines [3,5,123].…”

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A Place to Call Home: Amphibian Use of Created and Restored Wetlands

Brown

Street

Nairn

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International Journal of Ecology

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Loss and degradation of wetland habitats are major contributing factors to the global decline of amphibians. Creation and restoration of wetlands could be a valuable tool for increasing local amphibian species richness and abundance. We synthesized the peer-reviewed literature addressing amphibian use of created and restored wetlands, focusing on aquatic habitat, upland habitat, and wetland connectivity and configuration. Amphibian species richness or abundance at created and restored wetlands was either similar to or greater than reference wetlands in 89% of studies. Use of created and restored wetlands by individual species was driven by aquatic and terrestrial habitat preferences, as well as ability to disperse from source wetlands. We conclude that creating and restoring wetlands can be valuable tools for amphibian conservation. However, the ecological needs and preferences of target species must be considered to maximize the potential for successful colonization and long-term persistence.

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Section: Recommendations For Wetland Creation and Restorationmentioning

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A Place to Call Home: Amphibian Use of Created and Restored Wetlands

Brown

Street

Nairn

et al. 2012

International Journal of Ecology

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“…The main assumption that supports the IBIA is the closed ecological relationship between the anuran assemblage and the natural vegetation of the flooded savannas (Angarita-Sierra, 2014, Pedroza-Banda et al, 2014, Blanco-Torres et al, 2017. The IBIA has been developed in a similar way as Shulse et al (2009) and Waringer et al (2005) as follows.…”

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“…"…The ability to support and maintain a balanced, integrated, adaptive community of organisms having a species composition, diversity, and functional organization comparable to that of natural habitat of the region…" Since then numerous assessments of biological integrity and methodologies have been developed trying to integrate ecological insights about the structure and dynamics of populations, communities and ecosystems (Karr 1981, Karr et al, 1987. Among the vertebrates, anurans have been considered excellent indicators of the biotic integrity and quality of habitats due to their high sensitivity to environmental changes (Welsh & Olliver, 1998;Alford & Richards, 1999;Shulse et al, 2009). In fact, their particular natural history traits such as biphasic life Angarita-Sierra -Biotic Assessment Index Flooded Savannas cycle, permeable skin, metamorphosis, and their particular microhabitat preferences allow them focal organisms to study ecosystems' disturbances (Welsh & Olliver, 1998).…”

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“…In fact, their particular natural history traits such as biphasic life Angarita-Sierra -Biotic Assessment Index Flooded Savannas cycle, permeable skin, metamorphosis, and their particular microhabitat preferences allow them focal organisms to study ecosystems' disturbances (Welsh & Olliver, 1998). Due to these biological traits as well as easy field detection, in the past three decades, anurans have been employed in the development of indices of biotic integrity (IBI) or indices of ecosystem health (IEH) at temperate latitudes (Welsh and Olliver, 1998;Shulse et al, 2009;Simons et al, 2000;Micacchion, 2004;Boyer & Grue, 1995;Wilcox et al, 2002;Hopkins, 2007). On the contrary, at Tropical South America ecosystems few species have been studied enough to gather the knowledge necessary to build an Index of Biotic Integrity that can measure the effects of human activities over these ecosystems (França & Araújo, 2006).…”

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“…The aim of this work is to present a prototype of a Biotic Assessment Index based on anuran species (IBIA) to evaluate the biotic integrity of an ecosystem in the flooded savannas of the Pauto River (Casanare-Colombia). The index is like those developed by Shulse et al (2009) and Waringer et al (2005), and is based on the inventory of herpetofauna of Angarita-Sierra (2014) and Pedroza-Banda et al (2014). This index seeks to provide a practical management tool to help decision makers and stakeholders in assessing biotic integrity and conservation state of the anuran assemblages that inhabit the flooded savannas of the Pauto River basin.…”

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Biotic Assessment Index Based on Anuran Species to Evaluate the Biotic Integrity of the Flooded Savannas Ecosystem From Pauto River Basin (Casanare-Colombia)

Sierra¹

2021

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Currently, huge environmental impacts such as diversity loss, landscape fragmentation and pollution have been modifying the dynamics of the flooded savannas ecosystems from Pauto River basin in Colombia. Hereby, I have developed a practical management tool to support decision makers and stakeholders in assessing the state of biotic integrity within an ecosystem based on anuran species composition that inhabit this ecosystem. The IBIA shown be sensitive to native vegetation transformation which is correlated with anuran composition. Also, the index provided a clear indication regarding the biological integrity as well as environmental quality of the areas in which the IBIA was utilized. However, the IBIA requires medium and long term application and monitoring within different landscape mosaics present in the flooded savannas from the Orinoquia region for its calibration.

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A Python-based GIS simulation of a water balance for wetland decision-making

Mohammed¹

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Many efforts have been undertaken to restore, maintain, and remediate impacted and lost wetlands. Wetlands provide natural habitat for amphibians and significantly support the ecosystem. Researchers have dedicated their continuous efforts to support these wetlands. This research is an effort to support wetland functionality by developing an assessment tool that helps in decision making for mitigation efforts. It also will assist in analyzing landscape to determine how much and for how long water will exist on the soil surface necessary for the existence of wetlands. The primary goal was to represent infiltration and evapotranspiration spatially and temporally by the creation of a Python code that can be used automatically and that produces a GIS representation of results. One way to connect these two main components and other hydrological components such as excess water, direct evaporation from open water surface, and drainage is through soil water content. The overall goal was to apply water balance at a potential wetland site to determine the potential existence of the excess water component. The study area is a location within Pershing State Park within Linn County, Missouri. Three goals have been set in this research in order to achieve the ultimate goal: simulate evapotranspiration (ET); 2) simulate infiltration using the Green Ampt (G-A) model, and 3) represent the simultaneous processes of ET and infiltration by linking them through soil water content. The effort used publicly available data. Various tests indicate that the results produced by GAINS2 quantify the various hydrological parameters consistent with the applicable hydrological processes. GAINS2 is a single tool that can be used for long-term simulation of integrated hydrologic processes to support crop management and decision making for wetland mitigation programs.

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Development of an Amphibian Biotic Index to Evaluate Wetland Health in Northern Missouri

Cited by 3 publications

References 14 publications

A Place to Call Home: Amphibian Use of Created and Restored Wetlands

A Place to Call Home: Amphibian Use of Created and Restored Wetlands

Biotic Assessment Index Based on Anuran Species to Evaluate the Biotic Integrity of the Flooded Savannas Ecosystem From Pauto River Basin (Casanare-Colombia)

A Python-based GIS simulation of a water balance for wetland decision-making

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