Population Estimates of Hyla cinerea (Schneider) (Green Tree Frog) in an Urban Environment

Hyla cinerea (Green Treefrog) is a common wetlands species in the southeastern US. To better understand its population dynamics, we followed a relatively isolated population of Green Treefrogs from June 2004 through October 2004 at a federal office complex in Lafayette, LA. Weekly, Green Treefrogs w...

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Published inSoutheastern naturalist (Steuben, Me.) Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 203 - 216
Main Authors Pham, Lanminh, Boudreaux, Seth, Karhbet, Sam, Price, Becky, Ackleh, Azmy S., Carter, Jacoby, Pal, Nabendu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Southeastern Naturalist 01.06.2007
Humboldt Field Research Institute
Subjects
Amphibians
Anura
Estimation methods
Frogs
Hyla cinerea
Ponds
Population dynamics
Population estimates
Population growth
Population size
Tadpoles
Wetlands
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Summary:Hyla cinerea (Green Treefrog) is a common wetlands species in the southeastern US. To better understand its population dynamics, we followed a relatively isolated population of Green Treefrogs from June 2004 through October 2004 at a federal office complex in Lafayette, LA. Weekly, Green Treefrogs were caught, measured, marked with VIE tags, and released. The data were used to estimate population size. The time frame was split into two periods: before and after August 17, 2004. Before August 17, 2004, the average estimated population size was 143, and after August 24, 2005, this value jumped to 446, an increase possibly due to tadpoles metamorphosing into adults.
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ISSN:1528-7092
1938-5412
DOI:10.1656/1528-7092(2007)6[203:PEOHCS]2.0.CO;2