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1 June 2004 Population Characteristics of Siren lacertina and Amphiuma means in North Florida
Kristina Sorensen
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Abstract

I conducted a mark-recapture study of Siren lacertina and Amphiuma means for one year at a lake in north Florida and documented average individual movement, size class distribution, seasonal activity patterns, survival rates, and density estimates. I captured Siren lacertina more frequently in winter and A. means more frequently in spring. Recapture probabilities of both species were low, whereas survival rates and density estimates (1.3 salamanders/m2 for S. lacertina, 0.28 salamanders/m2 for A. means) were high. I recorded no individual movement of over 10 m for either species. Sirens and amphiumas are large, predatory generalists that can have substantial biomass in wetlands (233 g/m2 and 44 g/m2, respectively, at this study site), and therefore can impact many other wetland species. Thus, more attention must be focused on evaluating and monitoring their populations.

Kristina Sorensen "Population Characteristics of Siren lacertina and Amphiuma means in North Florida," Southeastern Naturalist 3(2), 249-258, (1 June 2004). https://doi.org/10.1656/1528-7092(2004)003[0249:PCOSLA]2.0.CO;2
Published: 1 June 2004
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