Status: 

Completed

Title

Frog spatial distribution data (El Verde + Bisley)
Summary

DOI: 

10.6073/pasta/cbd64de9d2c3764bd732279f52868717

Short name: 

LUQMetadata45

Data set ID: 

45

Abstract: 

Most Puerto Rican Eleutherodactylus are terrestrial frogs that breed for prolonged periods of time in more or less continuous habitat. Because their life cycle lacks a free living larvae stage, reproductive behavior is not tied to bodies of water and they do not have the large aggregations typical of many aquatic breeders. For these reasons, assessing their population status requires examining fairly large areas of habitat. I began systematically sampling the anuran community on a 12 ha grid at the Bisley watersheds in 1989 and a second 16 ha grid at El Verde in 1993. These efforts have provided a comprehensive data set that can be used to evaluate future changes in the anuran community in this forest.

Count of frogs, various frog predators, and various frog preys were taken at regular intervals on the grids.

Dates
Date Range: 
1988-03-01 00:00:00 to 1993-05-30 00:00:00
People

Owner/Creator: 

Lawrence L. Woolbright

Contact: 

Lawrence L. Woolbright

Additional Project roles: 

Name: Eda Melendez-Colom Role: Data Manager
Methodology

Methods: 

A 5m X 5m quadrant was established at certain grid points. Adult E. coqui were cohort marked by toc clip and measured with dial calipers to 0.5mm. Sex and reproductive condition were noted.

Status: 

Completed

Time Period: 

Long-Term
Related

Related publications: 

Amphibians
Homing behavior of the Puerto Rican frog, Eleutherodactylus coqui
Disturbance influences long-term population patterns in the Puerto Rican frog, Eleutherodactylus coqui (Anura: Leptodactylidae)

Related sites: 

El Verde Research Area 9-ha plot Grid transect
Bisley Research Area Watershed 1 Grid points
Categories

Core Areas: 

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Table 4 Long-Term Classification: 

2006 Proposal Classification: 

Program: 

EML is valid: 

Yes

EML Link: 

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Variables Descriptions Data File Date Rangesort ascending
El Verde GridPoint 1993 Coqui Survey File ElVerdeDataMay93.csv 1993-05-26 to 1993-05-30
El Verde GridPoint 1992 Coqui Survey File ElVerdeDataJul92.csv 1992-07-05 to 1992-07-17
El Verde GridPoint 1991 Coqui Survey File ElVerdeDataAug91.csv 1991-07-04 to 1991-07-29
Bisley Grid Point 1988 Coqui Survey File BisleyData.csv 1988-03-01