Predicting southern zigzag salamander (Plethodon ventralis) occupancy in a fragmented landscape

We used repeated sampling of random quadrats and occupancy models to evaluate how the local distribution of the Southern Zigzag Salamander (Plethodon ventralis) in an urban and suburban landscape is influenced by: 1) forest patch size; 2) dominant lithology; and 3) invasive groundcover.

我们采用随机样方重复采样法与物种占用模型（occupancy models），评估城市与城郊景观中南部褶纹钝口螈（Plethodon ventralis）的局部分布受以下因素的影响：1）森林斑块面积；2）优势岩性；3）入侵性地被植物。