Eastern Red-Backed Salamander - Bruce Peninsula

Eastern Red-Backed Salamander - Bruce Peninsula Redback salamanders have a long lifespan, small home ranges and high site fidelity. They breathe entirely through their skin and the tissue lining in their mouths, which makes them sensitive to air- and waterborne pollutants, and thus a good indicator of environmental quality. Bruce Peninsula National Park measures salamander abundance using artificial cover boards at four sites. 2024-04-14 Parks Canada cavan.harpur@canada.ca Nature and EnvironmentEastern Red-Backed SalamanderPlethodon cinereusenvironmental indicatorabundanceartificial cover boardGreat LakesOntario Eastern Red-Backed Salamander - Bruce PeninsulaCSV https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/3571474b-8d75-491d-816e-f84677b81a7c/resource/18cac61e-b5b9-45aa-a043-5f5c9d8923f3/download/bruce_peninsula_np_forest_eastern_red-backed_salamander_2004-2019-data.csv Eastern Red-Backed Salamander - Bruce Peninsula - Data DictonaryCSV https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/3571474b-8d75-491d-816e-f84677b81a7c/resource/ad59d00d-b1d0-4e4f-ac45-f460542d95dd/download/bruce_peninsula_np_forest_eastern_red-backed_salamander_data_dictionary.csv

Redback salamanders have a long lifespan, small home ranges and high site fidelity. They breathe entirely through their skin and the tissue lining in their mouths, which makes them sensitive to air- and waterborne pollutants, and thus a good indicator of environmental quality. Bruce Peninsula National Park measures salamander abundance using artificial cover boards at four sites.

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