Western Spadefoot Habitat Selection Based on Radio Telemetry in Orange County, California 2019
July 1, 2021
We conducted a radio telemetry study of adult western spadefoots (Spea hammondii) at 2 sites in southern California to characterize their survival, behavior, and movements from breeding through aestivation to inform conservation and management for the species.
These data support the following publication:
Halstead, B.J., Baumberger, K.L., Backlin, A.R., Kleeman, P.M., Wong, M.N., Gallegos, E.A., Rose, J.P., and Fisher, R.N., 2021. Conservation implications of spatiotemporal variation in the terrestrial ecology of an ephemeral pool-breeding amphibian. The Journal of Wildlife Management.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Title | Western Spadefoot Habitat Selection Based on Radio Telemetry in Orange County, California 2019 |
| DOI | 10.5066/P912W368 |
| Authors | Carlton J Rochester, Brian J Halstead, Katherine L Baumberger, Adam R Backlin, Patrick M Kleeman, Monique N Wong, Elizabeth Gallegos, Jonathan P Rose, Robert N Fisher |
| Product Type | Data Release |
| Record Source | USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog |
| USGS Organization | Western Ecological Research Center - Headquarters |
| Rights | This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal |
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