Herpetology Research Group

Studies of the autecology and community structure of forest and riparian-associated herpetofauna in redwood and Douglas-fir/hardwood forests.
Investigations of the application of reptiles and amphibians as indicators for monitoring the status of ecosystems.
Investigations of the possible mechanisms contributing to declines in amphibians.

Mattole River: A Landscape Analysis of the Herpetofauna in a Tier-one Key Watershed of Northern California: Detecting Biotic Patterns and Inferring Landscape Processes
Trinity River: Effects of Damming on Two Herpetofaunal Species in a Riverine Ecosystem
Prairie Creek Bypass: Stream Amphibians as Bioindicators - A Case Study from California's Redwoods
Plethodontid Salamanders: Plethodontid Salamanders in Forest Ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest: Are They Good Metrics for Ecosystem Integrity?
High Lakes: Amphibian Assemblages and Introduced Fishes in the Wilderness Areas of the Klamath-Siskiyou Bioregion
South Fork Trinity: The Ecogeography of The Herpetofauna, Fishes, Birds, and Macro-invertebrates of the South Fork Trinity River Basin
Yellow-legged Frog: Foothill Yellow-legged Frog Reproductive Ecology

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