Effects of Road and Land Use on Frog Distributions Across Spatial Scales and Regions in the Eastern and Central United States

Authors

David M. Marsh, Washington and Lee UniversityFollow
Bradley J. Cosentino, Hobart and William Smith CollegesFollow
Kara S. Jones, University of KentuckyFollow
Joseph J. Apodaca, Warren Wilson CollegeFollow
Karen H. Beard, Utah State UniversityFollow
Jane Margaret Bell, Warren Wilson College
Christine Bozarth, Northern Virginia Community College
Derrick Carper, Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Julie F. Charbonnier, Virginia Commonwealth University
Andreia Dantas, Northern Virginia Community College
Elizabeth A. Forys, Eckerd College
Miran Foster, Virginia Commonwealth University
Jaquelyn General, Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Kristen S. Genet, Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Macie Hanneken, Eckerd College
Kyle R. Hess, University of Rhode Island
Shane A. Hill, Utah State University
Faisal Iqbal, Northern Virginia Community College
Nancy E. Karraker, University of Rhode Island
Eran S. Kilpatrick, University of South Carolina
Tom A. Langen, Clarkson University
James Langford, University of South Carolina
Kathryn Lauer, Clarkson University
Alison J. McCarthy, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Joseph Neale, Virginia Commonwealth University
Saumya Patel, Washington and Lee University
Austin Patton, Warren Wilson College
Cherie Southwick, Warren Wilson College
Nathaniel Stearrett, Virginia Commonwealth University
Nicholas Steijn, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Mohammed Tasleem, Northern Virginia University
Jospeh M. Taylor, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
James R. Vonesh, Virginia Commonwealth University

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Diversity and Distributions

Volume

23

Issue

2

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

11-23-2016

First Page

158

Last Page

170

Abstract

Understanding the scales over which land use affects animal populations is critical for conservation planning, and it can provide information about the mechanisms that underlie correlations between species distributions and land use. We used a citizen science database of anuran surveys to examine the relationship between road density, land use and the distribution of frogs and toads across spatial scales and regions of the United States.

Recommended Citation

Marsh, D.M., B.J. Cosentino, K.S. Jones, J.J. Apodaca, K.H. Beard, J.M. Bell, C. Bozarth, D. Carper, J.F. Charbonnier, A. Dantas, E.A.Forys, M. Foster, J. General, K.S.Genet, M. Hanneken, K.R. Hess, S.A.Hill, F. Iqbal, N.E.Karraker, E.S.Kilpatrick, T.A.Langen, J. Langford, K. Lauer, A.J. McCarthy, J. Neale, S. Patel, A. Patton, C. Southwick, N. Stearrett, N. Steijn, M. Tasleem, J.M. Taylor, and J. Vonesh.2017. Effects of road and land use onfrog distributions across spatial scales and regions in the Eastern and Central United States. Diversity and Distributions. 23(2):158-170. DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12516