Analysis of Landscape and Habitat Variables Associated with Boreal Toad (Anaxyrus boreas) Breeding Locations  

Abstract / Description

In 2015, the Utah Geological Survey, with funding from the Utah Department of Natural Resources’ Endangered Species Mitigation Fund, conducted field surveys and a landscape analysis at active and historical breeding locations and randomly selected wetland sites to better understand important boreal toad habitat features. Field data were collected using a boreal toad habitat assessment protocol created for this project and an existing wetland condition assessment protocol which is used to collect quantitative data on wetland plants and ground cover and qualitative data on other wetland attributes. Landscape analysis was conducted to compare land cover, proximity to roads, and wetland abundance among active breeding, historical breeding, and random sites