Completed dip netting of P1 and the Degraded site. Results: P1 had very few visible amphibians, with only 2 frogs seen and 1 large tadpole captured on the 7th of 10 attempts (an attempt being 4 sweeps of 1 meter each). A few crayfish were captured in the process. The Degraded site had frogs everywhere, constantly jumping off the banks as I walked. There was no sign of tadpoles nor were any caught, however one frog was captured on the 8th of 10 attempts, and crayfish were captured in abundance in every attempt. Several other fish and insects were captured and seen as well. Spiders were nearly as common as frogs. In the distance, large white birds are constantly visible in the more secluded wetlands. Of the frogs in the ruts of the degraded site, there appear to be between 3-5 species, varying in size and color. None larger than an inch or smaller than a half inch.
A few photos were acquired and will be loaded later.
A brief follow up to this post: There were no amphibians captured at the P2 or Control sites. Though frogs were seen, frogs did not show up in any of the samples, and so the gathering of amphibian data has stopped. Spiders will be the replacement topic.
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