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Titre :	An experimental assessment of buffer width: Implications for salamander migratory behavior
Auteurs :	Jessica S. Veysey, Auteur ; Kimberly J. Babbitt, Auteur ; Andrew Cooper, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Biological Conservation (142(10) OCT 2009)
Article en page(s) :	2227-2239
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	Upland buffer zones are the primary proposed management tool for vernal-pool-breeding amphibians; however, experimental validation of the utility of buffers is lacking. We used clear cutting to experimentally manipulate upland buffer widths at 11 vernal pools in east-central Maine. Each pool was randomly assigned to one of three possible treatments: >1000-m buffer, 100-m buffer, or 30-m buffer. We radio-tracked 40 adult spotted salamanders at these pools and modeled their migratory behavior with mixed-effects regression. Mean maximum distance salamanders moved from their breeding pool was 106.0 +/- 15.4 m (range = 1.6-427.6 m). Salamanders were able to enter and cross clear cuts. We observed differences in migratory behavior between the 100-m buffer and reference treatments and between forest and clear-cut habitat; however, weather conditions and a salamander's distance from the vernal pool strongly mediated the impact of buffer treatment on migration behavior. Our findings indicate that clear cuts are semi-permeable to adult spotted salamanders, but that degree of permeability and the effects of buffer treatment largely depend on weather conditions. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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