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Appendix 2. Data form and codes/definitions for Larch Mountain salamanders.
| 1. | DATE | Use Day/Month/Yr (08AUG95) |
| 2. | BEGIN/END TIME | Record time when survey begins and ends in military time (e.g., 1:00 pm would be recorded as 1300 hrs) |
| 3. | BEGIN/END TEMP | Record begin and end temperature (oC) |
| 4. | LOCATION | Record Township, Range, Section, & 1/4 section. Latitude & longitude to the nearest second (") |
| 5. | ELEVATION | Record elevation to the nearest meter |
| 6. | WIND | Calm, light, strong |
| 7. | SKY/PRECIP | Clear, overcast, fog, drizzle, showers, rain |
| 8. | WEATHER (past 24 hrs.) | Record wind, sky and precipitation conditions over past 24 hours |
| 9. | SPECIES | Use four letter code of latin binomial; first two letters of the genus and the first two letters of the specific name. For example: Plethodon vandykei would be recorded as PLVA. |
| 10. | TOTAL LENGTH (TL) | Measured in millimeters (mm) on the ventral surface from the tip of snout to tip of tail. |
| 11. | SNOUT-VENT LENGTH (SVL) | Measured in millimeters (mm) on the ventral surface from tip of snout to anterior margin of vent. |
| 12. | AGE | Categories will vary among species, but will include the following: AD - adult , SA - subadult, JUV - juvenile, HAT - hatchling, LAR - larvae, NEO - neotenic. |
| 13. | SEX | When possible (which is frequently not the case) indicate the gender of each individual captured as follows: M (for male), F (for female) or U (for unknown). |
| 14. | GRAVID | Presence of eggs, often visible ventrally in Plethodonids, while other taxa will appear unusually large or swollen abdominally (Yes or No). If an adult is found guarding deposited eggs, photo documentation and detailed notes should be taken (mark site with flagging). |
| 15. | ID # | If an animal is toe clipped the toe number(s) removed are entered. Refer to the attached illustration for digit numbering system. |
| 16. | SLOPE | Percent at level slope, measured down aspect. Measurements should be taken over the longest possible distance which will be limited, however by changes in topography (don't including land of different slope than where the animal was located). |
| 17. | ASPECT | Cardinal directions and combinations (e.g., N, NE, S, SW). |
| 18. | MACROHABITAT | CON - conifer, DEC - deciduous, MIX - mixed conifer/deciduous, TALUS, CLIFF, STREAM, SEEP, SPZ - splash zone, POND, BANK, OTH - other specify in notes. |
| 19. | CANSP1 | Dominant canopy species. Use four letter code of latin binomial; first two letters of the genus and the first two letters of the specific name. For example: Tsuga heterophylla would be recorded as TSHE. |
| 20. | CANSP2 | Sub-dominant canopy species. Data entry same as above (CANSP1). |
| 21. | STAND AGE | OG - old-growth, M - mature, Y - young, P - pole, SAP - sapling, CC - clearcut. |
| 22. | POSITION | IN, ON, BETWEEN or UNDER cover object. |
| 23. | SUBSTRATE | LITTER, VEG - vegetation, ROCK, WOOD, WATER, GROUND. |
| 24. | TEMPERATURE | At point of capture (degree C). |
| 25. | TIME | Time of capture in military time (e.g., 1:00 pm would be recorded as 1300 hrs) |
| 26. | DISTANCE | From Snag (S), Log (L), Talus (T) or Water (W). 1 = 0-20 cm, 2 = 21-50 cm, 3 = 51-100 cm, 4 = 1-2 m, 5 = 2-5 m, 6 = > 5 m. |
| 27. | ROCK | GRAV = gravel, COB = cobble, BOUL = boulder, BED = bedrock. |
| 28. | WOOD | BARK, SLAB, BRAN = branch (< 10 cm dia.), LOG1 (11-25 cm dia.), LOG2 (26-50 cm dia.), LOG3 (51-100 cm. dia.), LOG4 (> 100 cm dia.) |
| 29. | DECAY CLASS | Based on five decay classes (see attached table). Enter a value 1 through five based on information in the table. |
| 30. | UNDERSTORY VEGETATION | The three most abundant species, based on a visual estimate of percent cover, that are within a one meter radius of where an animal was found will be entered based on descending dominance under the following: VEG1, VEG2 and VEG 3. Use four letter code of latin binomial; first two letters of the genus and the first two letters of the specific name. For example: Tiarella trifoliata would be recorded as TITR. Include Bryophytes. |
| 31. | SOIL/LITTER DEPTH | Three soil pits will be dug at 30 cm from the point of capture: one each to the north, east and west. Litter and soil depth are recorded to the nearest cm. The maximum depth a pit will be dug is 20 cm below the litter layer. Once the litter/soil interface is reached the pit needs only be excavated to a maximum of 20 cm. Therefore, the maximum value for the soil layer is 20 cm, and if soil depth exceeds this depth a > 20 cm should be entered. |