Triangulating from the cairns…
My proposed research focuses on how climate change is impacting Tiger Salamander populations through both observation and experimentation. Climate change is particularly strong at high elevations and potentially influential on the biology of amphibians. Building upon three decades of research, my collaborators and I are exploring how changes in temperature and precipitation have and continue to change the life history and population dynamics of this species. Specifically, we propose to continue our population monitoring, increase our environmental monitoring, continue implanting internal temperatures within the salamanders themselves, and conduct a series of experiments aimed at understanding how elevation, temperature, and density may interact to affect important developmental milestones. Additionally, my lab proposes to continue our work at understanding the disease issues affecting Boreal Toads and to explore methods that can aid the restoration of this state-endangered species.
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