Evan Grant, Ph.D.
Evan Grant the principle investigator of the US Geological Survey’s Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI), northeast region.
Evan's research focuses on questions relating to amphibian populations, specifically with respect to their landscape-scale ecology. Evan also uses decision science to aid resource managers.
Education:
- PhD, 2009, University of Maryland College Park, Program of Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Sciences and Department of Entomology
- BS, 2001, Cornell University, Natural Resources, with Distinction in Research
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Monitoring multiple species: Estimating state variables and exploring the efficacy of a monitoring program Monitoring multiple species: Estimating state variables and exploring the efficacy of a monitoring program
Monitoring programs have the potential to identify population declines and differentiate among the possible cause(s) of these declines. Recent criticisms regarding the design of monitoring programs have highlighted a failure to clearly state objectives and to address detectability and spatial sampling issues. Here, we incorporate these criticisms to design an efficient monitoring program...
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S.D. Mattfeldt, L.L. Bailey, E.H.C. Grant
Salamander occupancy in headwater stream networks Salamander occupancy in headwater stream networks
1. Stream ecosystems exhibit a highly consistent dendritic geometry in which linear habitat units intersect to create a hierarchical network of connected branches. 2. Ecological and life history traits of species living in streams, such as the potential for overland movement, may interact with this architecture to shape patterns of occupancy and response to disturbance. Specifically...
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E.H.C. Grant, L.E. Green, W.H. Lowe
Methods for estimating the amount of vernal pool habitat in the northeastern United States Methods for estimating the amount of vernal pool habitat in the northeastern United States
The loss of small, seasonal wetlands is a major concern for a variety of state, local, and federal organizations in the northeastern U.S. Identifying and estimating the number of vernal pools within a given region is critical to developing long-term conservation and management strategies for these unique habitats and their faunal communities. We use three probabilistic sampling methods...
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R. Van Meter, L.L. Bailey, E.H.C. Grant
Multi-scale occupancy estimation and modelling using multiple detection methods Multi-scale occupancy estimation and modelling using multiple detection methods
Occupancy estimation and modelling based on detection–nondetection data provide an effective way of exploring change in a species’ distribution across time and space in cases where the species is not always detected with certainty. Today, many monitoring programmes target multiple species, or life stages within a species, requiring the use of multiple detection methods. When multiple...
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James D. Nichols, Larissa L. Bailey, Allan F. O’Connell, Neil W. Talancy, Evan H. Campbell Grant, Andrew T. Gilbert, Elizabeth M. Annand, Thomas P. Husband, James E. Hines
Prevalence of the amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in stream and wetland amphibians in Maryland, USA Prevalence of the amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in stream and wetland amphibians in Maryland, USA
The amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, responsible for the potentially fatal amphibian disease chytridiomycosis, is known to occur in a large and ever increasing number of amphibian populations around the world. However, sampling has been biased towards stream- and wetland-breeding anurans, with little attention paid to stream-associated salamanders. We sampled...
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Evan H. Campbell Grant, Larissa L. Bailey, Joy L. Ware, Karen L. Duncan
Visual implant elastomer mark retention through metamorphosis in amphibian larvae Visual implant elastomer mark retention through metamorphosis in amphibian larvae
Questions in population ecology require the study of marked animals, and marks are assumed to be permanent and not overlooked by observers. I evaluated retention through metamorphosis of visual implant elastomer marks in larval salamanders and frogs and assessed error in observer identification of these marks. I found 1) individual marks were not retained in larval wood frogs (Rana...
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Evan H. Campbell Grant
Are two methods better than one? Area constrained transects and leaf litterbags for sampling stream salamanders Are two methods better than one? Area constrained transects and leaf litterbags for sampling stream salamanders
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S.D. Mattfeldt, E.H.C. Grant
Living in the branches: Population dynamics and ecological processes in dendritic networks Living in the branches: Population dynamics and ecological processes in dendritic networks
Spatial structure regulates and modifies processes at several levels of ecological organization (e.g. individual/genetic, population and community) and is thus a key component of complex systems, where knowledge at a small scale can be insufficient for understanding system behaviour at a larger scale. Recent syntheses outline potential applications of network theory to ecological systems...
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E.H.C. Grant, W.H. Lowe, W.F. Fagan
The Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI): 5-year report The Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI): 5-year report
The Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI) is an innovative, multidisciplinary program that began in 2000 in response to a congressional directive for the Department of the Interior to address the issue of amphibian declines in the United States. ARMI’s formulation was cross-disciplinary, integrating U.S. Geological Survey scientists from Biology, Water, and Geography to...
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Erin Muths, Alisa L. Gallant, Evan H. Campbell Grant, William A. Battaglin, David E. Green, Jennifer S. Staiger, Susan C. Walls, Margaret S. Gunzburger, Rick F. Kearney
Addressing error in identification of Ambystoma maculatum (spotted salamanders) using spot patterns Addressing error in identification of Ambystoma maculatum (spotted salamanders) using spot patterns
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E.H.C. Grant, P. Nanjappa
Stream salamander species richness and abundance in relation to environmental factors in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia Stream salamander species richness and abundance in relation to environmental factors in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
Stream salamanders are sensitive to acid mine drainage and may be sensitive to acidification and low acid neutralizing capacity (ANC) of a watershed. Streams in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, are subject to episodic acidification from precipitation events. We surveyed 25 m by 2 m transects located on the stream bank adjacent to the water channel in Shenandoah National Park for...
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Evan H. Campbell Grant, Robin E. Jung, Karen C. Rice
Double-observer approach to estimating egg mass abundance of vernal pool breeding amphibians Double-observer approach to estimating egg mass abundance of vernal pool breeding amphibians
Interest in seasonally flooded pools, and the status of associated amphibian populations, has initiated programs in the northeastern United States to document and monitor these habitats. Counting egg masses is an effective way to determine the population size of pool-breeding amphibians, such as wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) and spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum). However, bias is...
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Evan H. Campbell Grant, Robin E. Jung, James D. Nichols, James E. Hines
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Monitoring multiple species: Estimating state variables and exploring the efficacy of a monitoring program Monitoring multiple species: Estimating state variables and exploring the efficacy of a monitoring program
Monitoring programs have the potential to identify population declines and differentiate among the possible cause(s) of these declines. Recent criticisms regarding the design of monitoring programs have highlighted a failure to clearly state objectives and to address detectability and spatial sampling issues. Here, we incorporate these criticisms to design an efficient monitoring program...
Authors
S.D. Mattfeldt, L.L. Bailey, E.H.C. Grant
Salamander occupancy in headwater stream networks Salamander occupancy in headwater stream networks
1. Stream ecosystems exhibit a highly consistent dendritic geometry in which linear habitat units intersect to create a hierarchical network of connected branches. 2. Ecological and life history traits of species living in streams, such as the potential for overland movement, may interact with this architecture to shape patterns of occupancy and response to disturbance. Specifically...
Authors
E.H.C. Grant, L.E. Green, W.H. Lowe
Methods for estimating the amount of vernal pool habitat in the northeastern United States Methods for estimating the amount of vernal pool habitat in the northeastern United States
The loss of small, seasonal wetlands is a major concern for a variety of state, local, and federal organizations in the northeastern U.S. Identifying and estimating the number of vernal pools within a given region is critical to developing long-term conservation and management strategies for these unique habitats and their faunal communities. We use three probabilistic sampling methods...
Authors
R. Van Meter, L.L. Bailey, E.H.C. Grant
Multi-scale occupancy estimation and modelling using multiple detection methods Multi-scale occupancy estimation and modelling using multiple detection methods
Occupancy estimation and modelling based on detection–nondetection data provide an effective way of exploring change in a species’ distribution across time and space in cases where the species is not always detected with certainty. Today, many monitoring programmes target multiple species, or life stages within a species, requiring the use of multiple detection methods. When multiple...
Authors
James D. Nichols, Larissa L. Bailey, Allan F. O’Connell, Neil W. Talancy, Evan H. Campbell Grant, Andrew T. Gilbert, Elizabeth M. Annand, Thomas P. Husband, James E. Hines
Prevalence of the amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in stream and wetland amphibians in Maryland, USA Prevalence of the amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in stream and wetland amphibians in Maryland, USA
The amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, responsible for the potentially fatal amphibian disease chytridiomycosis, is known to occur in a large and ever increasing number of amphibian populations around the world. However, sampling has been biased towards stream- and wetland-breeding anurans, with little attention paid to stream-associated salamanders. We sampled...
Authors
Evan H. Campbell Grant, Larissa L. Bailey, Joy L. Ware, Karen L. Duncan
Visual implant elastomer mark retention through metamorphosis in amphibian larvae Visual implant elastomer mark retention through metamorphosis in amphibian larvae
Questions in population ecology require the study of marked animals, and marks are assumed to be permanent and not overlooked by observers. I evaluated retention through metamorphosis of visual implant elastomer marks in larval salamanders and frogs and assessed error in observer identification of these marks. I found 1) individual marks were not retained in larval wood frogs (Rana...
Authors
Evan H. Campbell Grant
Are two methods better than one? Area constrained transects and leaf litterbags for sampling stream salamanders Are two methods better than one? Area constrained transects and leaf litterbags for sampling stream salamanders
No abstract available.
Authors
S.D. Mattfeldt, E.H.C. Grant
Living in the branches: Population dynamics and ecological processes in dendritic networks Living in the branches: Population dynamics and ecological processes in dendritic networks
Spatial structure regulates and modifies processes at several levels of ecological organization (e.g. individual/genetic, population and community) and is thus a key component of complex systems, where knowledge at a small scale can be insufficient for understanding system behaviour at a larger scale. Recent syntheses outline potential applications of network theory to ecological systems...
Authors
E.H.C. Grant, W.H. Lowe, W.F. Fagan
The Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI): 5-year report The Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI): 5-year report
The Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI) is an innovative, multidisciplinary program that began in 2000 in response to a congressional directive for the Department of the Interior to address the issue of amphibian declines in the United States. ARMI’s formulation was cross-disciplinary, integrating U.S. Geological Survey scientists from Biology, Water, and Geography to...
Authors
Erin Muths, Alisa L. Gallant, Evan H. Campbell Grant, William A. Battaglin, David E. Green, Jennifer S. Staiger, Susan C. Walls, Margaret S. Gunzburger, Rick F. Kearney
Addressing error in identification of Ambystoma maculatum (spotted salamanders) using spot patterns Addressing error in identification of Ambystoma maculatum (spotted salamanders) using spot patterns
No abstract available.
Authors
E.H.C. Grant, P. Nanjappa
Stream salamander species richness and abundance in relation to environmental factors in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia Stream salamander species richness and abundance in relation to environmental factors in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
Stream salamanders are sensitive to acid mine drainage and may be sensitive to acidification and low acid neutralizing capacity (ANC) of a watershed. Streams in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, are subject to episodic acidification from precipitation events. We surveyed 25 m by 2 m transects located on the stream bank adjacent to the water channel in Shenandoah National Park for...
Authors
Evan H. Campbell Grant, Robin E. Jung, Karen C. Rice
Double-observer approach to estimating egg mass abundance of vernal pool breeding amphibians Double-observer approach to estimating egg mass abundance of vernal pool breeding amphibians
Interest in seasonally flooded pools, and the status of associated amphibian populations, has initiated programs in the northeastern United States to document and monitor these habitats. Counting egg masses is an effective way to determine the population size of pool-breeding amphibians, such as wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) and spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum). However, bias is...
Authors
Evan H. Campbell Grant, Robin E. Jung, James D. Nichols, James E. Hines
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