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Michael J Adams

I lead the USGS Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI) and the Herpetological Research Team at the Forest and Rangeland Science Center in Corvallis, Oregon

Research in my lab focuses on amphibian conservation issues. We are currently addressing issues such as invasive species, disease, land use change, and long-term monitoring design for amphibians in North America. We use a combination of comparative surveys and manipulative experiments to understand the factors affecting amphibian distribution and abundance.

 

Professional Experience

  • 1997 - Present: USGS, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Supervisory Research Ecologist, Corvallis, OR

     

Education and Certifications

  • Ph.D., Wildlife Science, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (1997)

  • B.S., Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO (1992)

     

Science and Products

Herpetological research at the USGS FRESC

Herpetological Research Team (FRESC)

The Herpetological Research Team focuses on issues related to conservation and management of amphibians and other aquatic and semi-aquatic species. Among our current studies are effects of invasive species, disease, and land use change on the dynamics of amphibian communities to inform conservation and management decision making.
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
Herpetological Research Team (FRESC)

Herpetological Research Team (FRESC)

The Herpetological Research Team focuses on issues related to conservation and management of amphibians and other aquatic and semi-aquatic species. Among our current studies are effects of invasive species, disease, and land use change on the dynamics of amphibian communities to inform conservation and management decision making.
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Amphibian research and monitoring initiative: concepts and implementation Amphibian research and monitoring initiative: concepts and implementation

No abstract available.
Authors
Paul Stephen Corn, M. J. Adams, William A. Battaglin, Alisa L. Gallant, Daniel L. James, Melinda Knutson, Catherine A. Langtimm, John R. Sauer
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Ecosystems Mission Area, Colorado Water Science Center, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center , Eastern Ecological Science Center

Sampling protocol for monitoring abiotic and biotic characteristics of mountain ponds and lakes Sampling protocol for monitoring abiotic and biotic characteristics of mountain ponds and lakes

This document describes field techniques and procedures used for sampling mountain ponds and lakes. These techniques and procedures will be used primarily to monitor, as part of long-term programs in National Parks and other protected areas, the abiotic and biotic characteristics of naturally occurring permanent montane lentic systems up to 75 ha in surface area. However, the techniques...
Authors
Robert L. Hoffman, Torrey J. Tyler, Gary L. Larson, M. J. Adams, Wendy Wente, Stephanie Galvan
By
Water Resources Mission Area

Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI): A successful start to a national program in the United States Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI): A successful start to a national program in the United States

Most research to assess amphibian declines has focused on local-scale projects on one or a few species. The Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI) is a national program in the United States mandated by congressional directive and implemented by the U.S. Department of the Interior (specifically the U.S. Geological Survey, USGS). Program goals are to monitor changes in...
Authors
Erin Muths, Robin E. Jung, Larissa L. Bailey, M. J. Adams, P. Stephen Corn, C. Kenneth Dodd, Gary M. Fellers, Walter J. Sadinski, Cecil R. Schwalbe, Susan C. Walls, Robert N. Fisher, Alisa L. Gallant, William A. Battaglin, D. Earl Green
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Toxic Substances Hydrology, Environmental Health Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Fort Collins Science Center, National Wildlife Health Center, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

Mineralogical and geochemical consequences of the long-term presence of CO2 in natural reservoirs: An example from the Springerville-St. Johns Field, Arizona, and New Mexico, U.S.A Mineralogical and geochemical consequences of the long-term presence of CO2 in natural reservoirs: An example from the Springerville-St. Johns Field, Arizona, and New Mexico, U.S.A

The Springerville-St. Johns CO2 field in eastern Arizona and western New Mexico is one of more than a dozen gas fields developed within the Colorado Plateau and Southern Rocky Mountain region. Extensive travertine (CaCO3) deposits record a long history of CO2 migration and leakage to the atmosphere. The oldest travertine deposits may have formed during the initial filling of the CO2...
Authors
Jeff Moore, M. Adams, R. Allis, S. Lutz, S. Rauzi

Occupancy models to study wildlife Occupancy models to study wildlife

Many wildlife studies seek to understand changes or differences in the proportion of sites occupied by a species of interest. These studies are hampered by imperfect detection of these species, which can result in some sites appearing to be unoccupied that are actually occupied. Occupancy models solve this problem and produce unbiased estimates of occupancy and related parameters...
Authors
Larissa Bailey, Michael John Adams
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center

The U.S. Geological Survey's Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative The U.S. Geological Survey's Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative

The Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI) began in 2000 as an attempt by the United States Geological Survey to determine the status and trends of amphibians on federal lands in the United States and its territories. ARMI research focuses on determining causes of declines, if observed, developing new techniques to sample populations and analyze data, and disseminating...
Authors
P.S. Corn, E. Muths, M.J. Adams, C.K. Dodd
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center

Non-USGS Publications**

Adams, M.J., 1993, Summer nests of the tailed frog (Ascaphus truei) from the Oregon Coast Range: Northwestern Naturalist, v. 74, no. 1, p. 15-18.

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

To request an interview, contact fresc_outreach@usgs.gov or call (541) 750-1030.

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Science and Products

Herpetological research at the USGS FRESC

Herpetological Research Team (FRESC)

The Herpetological Research Team focuses on issues related to conservation and management of amphibians and other aquatic and semi-aquatic species. Among our current studies are effects of invasive species, disease, and land use change on the dynamics of amphibian communities to inform conservation and management decision making.
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
Herpetological Research Team (FRESC)

Herpetological Research Team (FRESC)

The Herpetological Research Team focuses on issues related to conservation and management of amphibians and other aquatic and semi-aquatic species. Among our current studies are effects of invasive species, disease, and land use change on the dynamics of amphibian communities to inform conservation and management decision making.
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Amphibian research and monitoring initiative: concepts and implementation Amphibian research and monitoring initiative: concepts and implementation

No abstract available.
Authors
Paul Stephen Corn, M. J. Adams, William A. Battaglin, Alisa L. Gallant, Daniel L. James, Melinda Knutson, Catherine A. Langtimm, John R. Sauer
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Ecosystems Mission Area, Colorado Water Science Center, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center , Eastern Ecological Science Center

Sampling protocol for monitoring abiotic and biotic characteristics of mountain ponds and lakes Sampling protocol for monitoring abiotic and biotic characteristics of mountain ponds and lakes

This document describes field techniques and procedures used for sampling mountain ponds and lakes. These techniques and procedures will be used primarily to monitor, as part of long-term programs in National Parks and other protected areas, the abiotic and biotic characteristics of naturally occurring permanent montane lentic systems up to 75 ha in surface area. However, the techniques...
Authors
Robert L. Hoffman, Torrey J. Tyler, Gary L. Larson, M. J. Adams, Wendy Wente, Stephanie Galvan
By
Water Resources Mission Area

Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI): A successful start to a national program in the United States Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI): A successful start to a national program in the United States

Most research to assess amphibian declines has focused on local-scale projects on one or a few species. The Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI) is a national program in the United States mandated by congressional directive and implemented by the U.S. Department of the Interior (specifically the U.S. Geological Survey, USGS). Program goals are to monitor changes in...
Authors
Erin Muths, Robin E. Jung, Larissa L. Bailey, M. J. Adams, P. Stephen Corn, C. Kenneth Dodd, Gary M. Fellers, Walter J. Sadinski, Cecil R. Schwalbe, Susan C. Walls, Robert N. Fisher, Alisa L. Gallant, William A. Battaglin, D. Earl Green
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Toxic Substances Hydrology, Environmental Health Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Fort Collins Science Center, National Wildlife Health Center, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

Mineralogical and geochemical consequences of the long-term presence of CO2 in natural reservoirs: An example from the Springerville-St. Johns Field, Arizona, and New Mexico, U.S.A Mineralogical and geochemical consequences of the long-term presence of CO2 in natural reservoirs: An example from the Springerville-St. Johns Field, Arizona, and New Mexico, U.S.A

The Springerville-St. Johns CO2 field in eastern Arizona and western New Mexico is one of more than a dozen gas fields developed within the Colorado Plateau and Southern Rocky Mountain region. Extensive travertine (CaCO3) deposits record a long history of CO2 migration and leakage to the atmosphere. The oldest travertine deposits may have formed during the initial filling of the CO2...
Authors
Jeff Moore, M. Adams, R. Allis, S. Lutz, S. Rauzi

Occupancy models to study wildlife Occupancy models to study wildlife

Many wildlife studies seek to understand changes or differences in the proportion of sites occupied by a species of interest. These studies are hampered by imperfect detection of these species, which can result in some sites appearing to be unoccupied that are actually occupied. Occupancy models solve this problem and produce unbiased estimates of occupancy and related parameters...
Authors
Larissa Bailey, Michael John Adams
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center

The U.S. Geological Survey's Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative The U.S. Geological Survey's Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative

The Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI) began in 2000 as an attempt by the United States Geological Survey to determine the status and trends of amphibians on federal lands in the United States and its territories. ARMI research focuses on determining causes of declines, if observed, developing new techniques to sample populations and analyze data, and disseminating...
Authors
P.S. Corn, E. Muths, M.J. Adams, C.K. Dodd
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center

Non-USGS Publications**

Adams, M.J., 1993, Summer nests of the tailed frog (Ascaphus truei) from the Oregon Coast Range: Northwestern Naturalist, v. 74, no. 1, p. 15-18.

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

To request an interview, contact fresc_outreach@usgs.gov or call (541) 750-1030.

Filter Total Items: 22
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