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Stream salamanders in abandoned mine habitats of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

September 3, 2025

Stream-like habitats in abandoned mine areas of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve were surveyed for stream salamanders in fall 2024. Methods included visual encounter surveys of transects up to 25m within stream-like mine water discharges in the Nuttallburg, Fayette Station, Hawks Nest Connector, and New River Gorge Bridge areas of the park. All stream salamander species encountered are included in the dataset.

Publication Year 2025
Title Stream salamanders in abandoned mine habitats of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
DOI 10.5066/P1YEP7NN
Authors Adrianne Brand, Evan H Grant
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS)
USGS Organization Eastern Ecological Science Center at the Leetown Research Laboratory
Rights This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal
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