Mark-recapture data of the Northern Spring Salamander (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus), Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, 2012 - present

This data set includes spatially explicit mark-recapture data of the
Northern Spring Salamander (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus) collected
during the summer months (June – August) from downstream and upstream
reaches in multiple streams in the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest.
Downstream reaches begin at the confluence with the Main Hubbard and
extend upstream 500 meters and upstream reaches begin at the weir and
extend downstream 500 meters. Downstream reaches contain brook trout
and upstream reaches do not. We used a robust design framework with
approximately 9 surveys per reach each summer (3 primary occasions
with 3 secondary occasions each). Salamanders were captured by hand
and marked with either Visual Implant Elastomer and/or a PIT tag.

These data were gathered as part of the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study
(HBES). The HBES is a collaborative effort at the Hubbard Brook
Experimental Forest, which is operated and maintained by the USDA
Forest Service, Northern Research Station.

These data have been published in the following papers: Lowe WH, Addis
BR, Smith MR, Davenport JM. The spatial structure of variation in
salamander survival, body condition and morphology in a headwater
stream network. Freshwater Biol. 2018;63:1287–1299.
https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13133

Lowe WH and Addis,BR. (in press) Matching habitat choice and
plasticity contribute to phenotype-environment covariation in a stream
salamander. Ecology.