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Episode 4 - Amphibian Surveys

By Ecosystems Mission Area

In this episode of Outstanding in the Field, you will learn about the USGS’s efforts to track frog populations and identify invasive frog species in the southeast United States by listening to the chorus of frog calls. 

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Episode 4 - Amphibian Surveys

An invasive Cuban treefrog in New Orleans, LA.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
An invasive Cuban treefrog in New Orleans, LA.

 

Episode title: Amphibian Surveys – Call of the Frogs

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Interviewee: Hardin Waddle, Research Ecologist, USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center (WARC)

Writer(s): Kaitlin Kovacs, USGS Biologist/Outreach (WARC) & Suzanna Soileau, Outreach Coordinator (Ecosystems Mission Area)

Narrator: Marisa Lubeck, USGS Public Affairs Specialist

Producer: Suzanna Soileau, Outreach Coordinator (Ecosystems Mission Area)

Music: The Green Hillside by Martin Fitzpatrick (used with permission).

Original artwork: Jeffrey Kemp and image courtesy of Brad Glorioso, USGS

 

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