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Presence and prevalence of pathogens among amphibians of Catoctin Mountain Park, 2014

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
2014-03-01
End Date
2015-04-17

Citation

Densmore, C.L., and Iwanowicz, D.D., 2020, Presence and prevalence of pathogens among amphibians of Catoctin Mountain Park, 2014: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9SIAO0O.

Summary

Data described herein was collected by USGS personnel and the project funded by USGS and the National Park Service (Catoctin Mountain Park) through a FY14 NRPP project involving both agencies and developed to detect the presence and prevalence of ranavirus and chytrid pathogens among amphibians of Catoctin Mountain Park (CATO). Supplemental molecular analyses were performed on behalf of LSC by the molecular biology laboratory at Hagerstown Community College whereby students performed the molecular diagnostic testing and provided the raw data to LSC for analysis. There is no data sharing agreement specifying ownership, but the data was presented to the NPS CATO staff to help guide their management decision-making related to amphibians [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Christine L Densmore, U.S. Geological Survey, Northeast Region
Originator :
Christine L Densmore, Deborah Iwanowicz
Metadata Contact :
Christine L Densmore, U.S. Geological Survey, Northeast Region
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Eastern Ecological Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey

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Metadata - Presence and prevalence of pathogens among amphibians of Catoctin Mountain Park.xml
Original FGDC Metadata
View 		60.13 KB application/fgdc+xml
Specimen data - Stream sites.csv
“Specimen data - Stream sites” 		25.47 KB text/csv
Specimen data - Pond sites.csv
“Specimen data - Pond sites” 		11.29 KB text/csv
qPCR analysis Ranavirus - Stream sites.csv
“qPCR analysis Ranavirus - Stream sites” 		40.06 KB text/csv
qPCR analysis Ranavirus - Pond sites.csv
“qPCR analysis Ranavirus - Pond sites” 		48.58 KB text/csv
qPCR analysis Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis - Stream sites.csv
“qPCR analysis Bden - Stream sites” 		29.84 KB text/csv
qPCR analysis Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis - Pond sites.csv
“qPCR analysis Bden - Pond sites” 		30.6 KB text/csv

Purpose

Data was conducted in CATO throughout the park and at Leetown Science Center from 2014-2016 with field collections occurring in spring and summer of 2014. The purpose of data collected in this study was to determine the presence and prevalence of Ranavirus spp. and Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd, chytrid fungus) among amphibian populations in CATO; determine the evidence of overt disease among amphibian populations related to either of these pathogens in CATO; and identify potential environmental variables related to habitat or anthropogenic pressures (i.e. contaminants) that are correlated with the presence or prevalence of either pathogen across amphibian populations in CATO. Data is intended to help guide management of amphibians relative to disease related threats in the NPS and on other managed lands.

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