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, W. H., and Addis, B. R.. 2019. Matching habitat choice and plasticity contribute to phenotype–environment covariation in a stream salamander. Ecology 100( 5):e02661. 10.1002/ecy.2661
Lowe, W.H., et al. Hydrologic variability contributes to reduced survival through metamorphosis in a stream salamander. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2019; 116.39: 19563-19570.
Bryant, A.R., Gabor, C.R., Swartz, L.K., Wagner, R., Cochrane, M.M., Lowe, W.H. Differences in corticosterone release rates of larval Spring Salamanders (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus) in response to native fish presence. Biology 2022; 11.484. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11040484
Addis, B.R., and W.H. Lowe. Environmentally associated variation in dispersal distance affects inbreeding risk in a stream salamander." The American Naturalist 2022.