Use of Twilight Zones of Caves by Plethodontid Salamanders

Camp, Carlos D.; Jensen, John B.

doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2007)2007[594:uotzoc]2.0.co;2

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“…Comments: This salamander has been infrequently reported from caves in Tennessee Miller, 2007, 2009), as well as northwestern Georgia (Camp and Jensen, 2007). This is the first report from the Valley and Ridge of eastern Tennessee.…”

Section: Genus Rhinichthys Rhinichthys Atratulus (Hermann 1804) (Ac)mentioning

confidence: 94%

“…Comments: Lithobates clamitans has been reported from several caves in Tennessee (Barr, 1953;Dodd et al, 2001;Miller, 2005, 2009 Comments: This species is commonly found in caves with streams in entrance and twilight areas Garton et al, 1993;Buhlmann, 2001;Camp and Jensen, 2007;Niemiller and Miller, 2009 Comments: This species is found in a variety of aquatic habitats in forest areas, including springs, seeps, spring runs, and small-to medium-sized streams (Wyckoff and Niemiller, 2011 as springs in Tennessee, it is seldom observed in the dark zone (Niemiller and Miller, 2009 Comments: Wallace (1984Wallace ( , 2003 observed one individual at the entrance to Rainbow Cave in Great Smoky Mountain National Park.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Comments: This species is a common inhabitant of caves in the Interior Low Plateau and Appalachian Valley (Garton et al, 1993;Buhlmann, 2001;Dodd et al, 2001;Osbourn, 2005;Camp and Jensen, 2007;Niemiller and Miller, 2009). It is known to reproduce in caves in Tennessee (Dodd et al, 2001;Taylor and Mays, 2006 Comments: Eurycea lucifuga is the most common salamander found in caves of Tennessee (Niemiller and Miller, 2009 Brandon (1965Brandon ( , 1966; 4,5 Simmons (19754,5 Simmons ( , 1976; 6 Caldwell and Copeland (1992);7,8 Miller andNiemiller (2007, 2008);9,10 Niemiller andMiller (2010, 2011);11,12 Niemiller et al (200811,12 Niemiller et al ( , 2010); * present study.…”

Section: Genus Rhinichthys Rhinichthys Atratulus (Hermann 1804) (Ac)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Vertebrate fauna in caves of eastern Tennessee within the Appalachians karst region, USA

Niemiller

Zigler

Stephen

et al. 2016

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More than one-fifth of the documented caves in the United States occur in Tennessee. The obligate subterranean biota of Tennessee is rich and diverse, with 200 troglobionts reported from over 660 caves. Fifty troglobionts are known from just 75 of the 1,469 caves in the Appalachian Valley and Ridge physiographic province of eastern Tennessee. Tennessee's Valley and Ridge has been under-sampled relative to other karst areas in the state, limiting our knowledge of cave and karst species diversity and distributions and compromising our ability to identify habitats and species potentially at risk from anthropogenic threats, such as urban sprawl near the metropolitan area of Knoxville. Knowledge of nontroglobiontic species inhabiting caves, including vertebrates, is particularly sparse in this region. Although caves have long been recognized as critical habitats for several bat species, the importance of caves for other vertebrate taxa has received less attention. Caves are important habitats for many other nontroglobiontic vertebrates and should be considered in the management and conservation of these species. Our decade-long study bioinventoried 56 caves in 15 counties and begins to address knowledge gaps in distributions and cave use by vertebrates in

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Section: Genus Rhinichthys Rhinichthys Atratulus (Hermann 1804) (Ac)mentioning

confidence: 94%

Section: Genus Rhinichthys Rhinichthys Atratulus (Hermann 1804) (Ac)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Genus Rhinichthys Rhinichthys Atratulus (Hermann 1804) (Ac)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Vertebrate fauna in caves of eastern Tennessee within the Appalachians karst region, USA

Niemiller

Zigler

Stephen

et al. 2016

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“…Such discriminatory practices towards small caves are unfortunate, since small caves can occasionally be geologically, historically, or archaeologically significant (Kastning, 2006). In addition, small caves may also be biologically significant, since they have been known to provide habitat for a variety of temperate vertebrate trogloxenic species, such as snakes (Drda, 1968), salamanders (Briggler and Prather, 2006;Camp and Jensen, 2007), and frogs (Blair, 1951;Prather and Briggler, 2001).…”

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The Role of Small Caves as Bat Hibernacula in Iowa

Dixon¹

2011

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Small caves provide habitat for a variety of species, including bats. Past research on cave bats in Iowa has focused on a few large caves. Large caves are uncommon and represent only a portion of the known caves in the state. Since few hibernacula are protected in Iowa and no assessment of small caves has been done, bat census data were compared to cave morphology to determine the significance of small caves as hibernacula. Twelve years of census data (1998)(1999)(2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009) were reviewed for small caves (# 50.0 m in length) where hibernating bats had been documented. Four morphological features were compared against the data: entrance aspect, entrance size, cave length, and internal surface area. Student's t-test and Spearman rank correlation were used to test for relationships between the presence and abundance of each species and each of the four morphological features. The eastern pipistrelle occurred in 68% of the caves, and the little brown bat in 24%. Student's t-test showed a significant correlation with cave length for eastern pipistrelles. Spearman rank correlation showed a significant negative correlation with entrance aspect and significant positive correlations for cave length and internal surface area for eastern pipistrelles. The results are different from previous studies on larger Iowa caves, which showed big brown bats and little brown bats as the most abundant species. Eastern pipistrelles preferred larger caves with vertical entrances. However, large is a subjective term, and the results indicate that small caves are an important source of hibernacula for the eastern pipistrelle.

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“…Many species enter caves to avoid extreme temperatures (heat and cold) in order to establish themselves in an ideal or milder microclimate (Camp et al 2007, Chelini et al 2011. Hypena sp.…”

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Spatial and temporal fluctuations of the abundance of Neotropical cave-dwelling moth Hypena sp. (Noctuidae, Lepidoptera) influenced by temperature and humidity

Ferreira¹,

Martins²,

Paixão³

et al. 2015

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The present study evaluated the seasonal variation of a population of Hypena sp. in the Gruta Taboa (Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil), in relation to changes in temperature and humidity during the dry (July 1999 and July 2000) and rainy (January 2000 and January 2001) seasons. The Hypena sp. population responded to external seasonality, being distributed closer to the cave entrance during the rainy season, in which temperature and humidity fluctuated around 21 °C and 85%, respectively. During the dry season abundance was higher in sections farther from the entrance (deeper sections) (19.2 °C temperature and 80% humidity). The results showed that this species is influenced by external environmental factors, even in a tropical region where the external climate fluctuations are lower compared to temperate regions.

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Use of Twilight Zones of Caves by Plethodontid Salamanders

Cited by 28 publications

References 31 publications

Vertebrate fauna in caves of eastern Tennessee within the Appalachians karst region, USA

Vertebrate fauna in caves of eastern Tennessee within the Appalachians karst region, USA

The Role of Small Caves as Bat Hibernacula in Iowa

Spatial and temporal fluctuations of the abundance of Neotropical cave-dwelling moth Hypena sp. (Noctuidae, Lepidoptera) influenced by temperature and humidity

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