Abstract
Amphibian species worldwide are threatened with decline and extinction, making species monitoring an important scientific endeavor. The Bloody Bay Poison Frog, Mannophryne olmonae, a Tobago island endemic, was identified as critically endangered by the IUCN in 2004. Recent evidence suggests that a less severe conservation status may be appropriate for M. olmonae. This study employs acoustic calling surveys, land-use information, and multi-year (2011 and 2012) occupancy modeling techniques to propose an appropriate conservation status for this species. This study suggests that M. olmonae occupies a larger geographic range than was previously thought, and is not experiencing population declines. These findings, in conjunction with other data, suggest that this species does not require the conservation status of critically endangered and should be re-classified as vulnerable.
Advisor
Lehtinen, Richard
Second Advisor
Loveless, Marilyn
Department
Biology
Recommended Citation
McQuigg, Jessica, "A Reassessment of the Conservation Status of a Critically Endangered Neotropical Frog, Mannophryne olmonae, Using Occupancy Modeling Techniques" (2013). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 4930.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/4930
Disciplines
Biodiversity | Other Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | Population Biology | Zoology
Publication Date
2013
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis Exemplar
Included in
Biodiversity Commons, Other Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Commons, Population Biology Commons, Zoology Commons
© Copyright 2013 Jessica McQuigg