{"_id":"jfxjTChgYkkQobpGP","bibbaseid":"bradke-populationmodelingtoinformmonitoringandmanagementofherpetofaunainthesoutheasternunitedstates-2023","author_short":["Bradke, D. R"],"bibdata":{"bibtype":"phdthesis","type":"Ph.D. Dissertation","address":"Athens, Georgia","title":"Population Modeling to Inform Monitoring and Management of Herpetofauna in the Southeastern United States","abstract":"Designing monitoring with adequate certainty to meet management objectives can be challenging for difficult-to-detect species. Many species of herpetofauna are particularly difficult to detect because of cryptic behavior and inaccessible habitat components. Despite challenges, monitoring is necessary to understand the status of populations and effectively apply and evaluate management. In this dissertation, I use population modeling to inform monitoring and management of diamond-backed terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) and terrestrial salamanders (Genus Plethodon, Family Plethodontidae) in the southeastern United States. In chapter 2, I use population models and simulations to assess the ability of a common monitoring approach using seining capture-recapture methods to detect a change in diamond-backed terrapin survival, determine how detection of the change in survival varies under three thresholds of certainty that could be adopted by managers, and examine how the monitoring design can be improved to increase detection of the change in survival. In chapter 3, I investigate the capacity and practicality of using repeated counts of diamond-backed terrapins and N-mixture models to meet large-scale monitoring needs and inform management objectives in salt marsh environments. In chapter 4, I leverage an extensive five-year capture-recapture dataset of nesting diamond-backed terrapins collected as part of the Skidaway Audubon Diamondback Terrapin Rescue Project to obtain estimates of nesting frequency and values of clutch size for Georgia terrapins. Using this information, I update previous projections of population growth and persistence to help managers make more informed decisions about resource allocation. In chapter 5, I present a case study of terrestrial salamanders to demonstrate how using a hierarchical sampling and modeling approach can improve abundance estimates for species that spend substantial time unavailable for capture (e.g., below ground). Additionally, I demonstrate how integrated models can be used to leverage data from other studies to improve estimates of abundance and management effects. Results of this research can be used to improve monitoring and management for these species. This work can also be used as an example of how to address uncertainty in monitoring and how to design monitoring to meet management objectives in other challenging-to-detect species.","language":"en","school":"University of Georgia","author":[{"propositions":[],"lastnames":["Bradke"],"firstnames":["Danielle","R"],"suffixes":[]}],"year":"2023","bibtex":"@phdthesis{bradke_population_2023,\n\taddress = {Athens, Georgia},\n\ttype = {Ph.{D}. {Dissertation}},\n\ttitle = {Population {Modeling} to {Inform} {Monitoring} and {Management} of {Herpetofauna} in the {Southeastern} {United} {States}},\n\tabstract = {Designing monitoring with adequate certainty to meet management objectives can be challenging for difficult-to-detect species. Many species of herpetofauna are particularly difficult to detect because of cryptic behavior and inaccessible habitat components. Despite challenges, monitoring is necessary to understand the status of populations and effectively apply and evaluate management. In this dissertation, I use population modeling to inform monitoring and management of diamond-backed terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) and terrestrial salamanders (Genus Plethodon, Family Plethodontidae) in the southeastern United States. In chapter 2, I use population models and simulations to assess the ability of a common monitoring approach using seining capture-recapture methods to detect a change in diamond-backed terrapin survival, determine how detection of the change in survival varies under three thresholds of certainty that could be adopted by managers, and examine how the monitoring design can be improved to increase detection of the change in survival. In chapter 3, I investigate the capacity and practicality of using repeated counts of diamond-backed terrapins and N-mixture models to meet large-scale monitoring needs and inform management objectives in salt marsh environments. In chapter 4, I leverage an extensive five-year capture-recapture dataset of nesting diamond-backed terrapins collected as part of the Skidaway Audubon Diamondback Terrapin Rescue Project to obtain estimates of nesting frequency and values of clutch size for Georgia terrapins. Using this information, I update previous projections of population growth and persistence to help managers make more informed decisions about resource allocation. In chapter 5, I present a case study of terrestrial salamanders to demonstrate how using a hierarchical sampling and modeling approach can improve abundance estimates for species that spend substantial time unavailable for capture (e.g., below ground). Additionally, I demonstrate how integrated models can be used to leverage data from other studies to improve estimates of abundance and management effects. Results of this research can be used to improve monitoring and management for these species. This work can also be used as an example of how to address uncertainty in monitoring and how to design monitoring to meet management objectives in other challenging-to-detect species.},\n\tlanguage = {en},\n\tschool = {University of Georgia},\n\tauthor = {Bradke, Danielle R},\n\tyear = {2023},\n}\n\n\n\n","author_short":["Bradke, D. 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