Spring salamander (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus) management plan 2014: part 4

 

8. References

Atlas des amphibiens et reptiles du Québec. 1988 - . Open source database actively fed by professional and volunteers since 1988. Société d'histoire naturelle de la vallée du Saint-Laurent and ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune du Québec.

Benoit, R. and Wu, W. 2004. Cartographie et analyse du gisement éolien du Québec par le Système West. R-3526-2004 pour le Regroupement pour la responsabilité sociale des entreprises, Régie de l'Énergie du Québec, Environment Canada, Numerical Prediction Research, Dorval.

Bider, R. and S. Matte. 1994. Atlas des amphibiens et des reptiles du Québec. Société d'histoire naturelle de la vallée du Saint-Laurent, Saint-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec et Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Faune, Direction de la faune et des habitats, Québec. 106 pages.

Bonin, J. 2001. Update on the status of Desmognathus ochrophaeus extracted from the original document: Stratégie de rétablissement des salamandres des ruisseaux du complexe appalachien: Gyrinophilus porphyriticus, Desmognathus ochrophaeus et Desmognathus fuscusx. Direction du développement de la faune, Société de la faune et des parcs du Québec. 13 pages.

Boutin, A. 2006. Caractérisation de l'habitat d'une communauté de salamandres de ruisseaux comportant des hybrides. Mémoire présenté à la Faculté des études supérieures en vue de l'obtention du grade de Maître ès sciences (M.Sc.) en sciences biologiques, Département de sciences biologiques, Université de Montréal, Quebec, 91 pages.

Boutin, A. 2011. Personal communication. Coordinating biologist of the Équipe de rétablissement des salamandres de ruisseaux du Québec, Montréal, Quebec.

Brooks, R. T. 2009. Potential impacts of global climate change on the hydrology and ecology of ephemeral freshwater systems of the forests of the northeastern United States. Climate Change 95: 469-483.

Bruce, R. C. 1978. Life-history patterns of the Spring Salamander, Gyrinophilus porphyriticus in the Cowee Mountains, North Carolina. Herpetologica 34: 325-332.

Committee on the Status of Species at Risk in Ontario. 2010. COSSARO candidate species at risk evaluation form for Spring salamander (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus) (PDF; 26.9 KB). Ontario.

COSEWIC. 2004. COSEWIC's Assessment Process and Criteria. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, Ottawa, 12 pages.

COSEWIC. 2007. COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus ochrophaeus) (Great Lakes/St. Lawrence population and Carolinian population). Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, Ottawa, vii + 39 pages.

COSEWIC. 2011. COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on the Spring Salamander (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus) in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa, 52 pages.

Environment Canada. 2010. Recovery Strategy for the Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) in Canada. Species at Risk Act Recovery Strategy Series, Environment Canada, Ottawa, v + 17 pages.

Ford, W. M., B. R. Chapman, M. A. Menzel and R. H. Odom. 2002. Stand age and habitat influences on salamanders in Appalachian cove hardwood forests. Forest Ecology and Management 155: 131-141.

Fournier, V. 2008. Hydrologie de la tourbière du Mont Covey Hill et implications pour la conservation. Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Earth Science. Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Quebec. 85 pages + appendices.

Frenette, M. 2007. Bilan des actions de l'Équipe de rétablissement des salamandres de ruisseaux du Québec. Rapport rédigé pour l'Équipe de rétablissement des salamandres de ruisseaux du Québec, ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune, 59 pages.

Frenette, M. 2008. Plan de conservation des salamandres de ruisseaux au mont Covey Hill, Montérégie. Nature Conservancy of Canada and Équipe de rétablissement des salamandres de ruisseaux, Montréal, 57 pages.

Green, L. and J. E. Peloquin. 2008. Acute toxicity of acidity in larvae and adults of four stream salamander species (Plethodontidae). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 3: 2361-2367.

International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2010. Guidelines for using the IUCN Red List categories and criteria, version 8.1. Standards and Petitions Subcommittee. URL: http://intranet.iucn.org/webfiles/doc/SSC/RedList/RedListGuidelines.pdf. [Accessed September 27, 2011].

Jutras, J. (Ed.). 2003. Plan d'intervention sur les salamandres de ruisseaux du Québec. Société de la faune et des parcs du Québec, Direction du développement de la faune, Québec. 26 pages.

Karraker, N. E., J. P. Gibbs and J. R. Vonesh. 2008. Impacts of road deicing salt on the demography of vernal pool-breeding amphibians. Ecological Applications 18: 724-734.

Larocque, M. and S. Pellerin. 2006. Dynamique hydrologique des habitats de la salamandre sombre des montagnes et de la salamandre pourpre sur la colline de Covey. Université du Québec à Montréal et Institut de recherche en biologie végétale, 28 pages + appendices.

Laurendeau, C. en préparation. Rapport d'inventaire de salamandres pourpres dans la région de l'Estrie en 2010 et dans les régions du Centre-du-Québec et de Chaudières-Appalaches en 2011. Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement, de la Faune et des Parcs, Secteur Faune Québec, Québec.

Laurendeau, C. en préparation. Rapport d'inventaire de salamandres pourpres à Saint-Robert-Bellarmin (Estrie) et aux Monts Foster, Glen et Bromont (Montérégie/Estrie) en 2012 au Québec. Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement, de la Faune et des Parcs, Secteur Faune Québec, Québec.

Lowe, W. H. and D. T. Bolger. 2002. Local and landscape-scale predictors of salamander abundance in New-Hampshire headwater streams. Conservation Biology 16: 183-193.

Lowe, W. H. 2003. Linking dispersal to local population dynamics: a case study using a headwater salamander system. Ecology 84: 2145-2154.

Lowe, W. H., K. H. Nislow and D. T. Bolger. 2004. Stage-specific and interactive effects of sedimentation and trout on a headwater stream salamander. Ecological Applications 14: 164-172.

Lowe, W. H. 2010. Personal communication. Assistant Professor, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana.

Lowe, W. H. 2012. Climate change is linked to long-term decline in a stream salamander. Biological Conservation 145: 48-53.

Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune. 2008a. Ensemencements des plans d'eau. Québec. [Accessed November 21, 2008].

Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune. 2008b. Protection des espèces menacées ou vulnérables en forêt publique -- Les salamandres de ruisseaux : la salamandre pourpre (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus), la salamandre sombre des montagnes (Desmognathus ochrophaeus) et la salamandre sombre du Nord (Desmognathus fuscus). Faune Québec, Direction de l'expertise sur la faune et ses habitats. 38 pages.

NatureServe. 2011. NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life [Web application]. Version 5.0. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. [Accessed July 12, 2011].

Niagara Peninsula Source Protection Area. 2011. Draft amended proposed assessment report. Report prepared for the Niagara Peninsula Source Protection Authority, Welland, Ontario. [Accessed September 27, 2011].

Petranka, J. W. 1998. Salamanders of the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

Ploss, J. 2010. Determining critical habitat for the spring salamander (Gyrinophilus pophyriticus) in Québec, Canada. McGill School of Environment, Montréal, Quebec, Unpublished report, 19 pages.

Resetarits, W. J. Jr. 1991. Ecological interactions among predators in experimental
stream communities. Ecology 72: 1782-1793.

Resetarits, W. J. Jr. 1995. Competitive asymmetry and coexistence in size-structured populations of brook trout and spring salamanders. Oikos 73: 188-198.

Shannon, C. B. 2000. Stream salamander response to timber harvest and interstitial refuge selection. Undergraduate Thesis. Darmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S.A.

Tessier, N. 2014. Communication personnelle. Coordonnatrice des espèces menacées, ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement, de la Faune et des Parcs, Direction régionale de l'Estrie, de Montréal et de la Montérégie, Secteur de la faune, Longueuil (Québec).

Waters, T. F. 1995. Sediment in streams: sources, biological effects and controls. American Fisheries Society Monograph 7, Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A, 251 pages.

Yagi, A. R., A. Brant and R. Tervo. 2009. Niagara Region Natural Areas Inventory - Reptile and Amphibian Study 2006 to 2008. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Land Care Niagara, unpublished report for the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority, 78 pages.

Appendix A. Effects on the Environment and Other Species

A strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is conducted on all SARA recovery planning documents, in accordance with the Cabinet Directive on the Environmental Assessment of Policy, Plan and Program Proposals. The purpose of a SEA is to incorporate environmental considerations into the development of public policies, plans and program proposals to support environmentally sound decision-making.

The planning of the management of a species of special concern is intended to benefit species at risk and biodiversity in general. However, it is recognized that management plans may also inadvertently lead to environmental effects beyond the intended benefits. The planning process based on national guidelines directly incorporates consideration of all environmental effects, with a particular focus on possible impacts upon non-target species or habitats. The results of the SEA are incorporated directly into the management plan itself, but are also summarized below in this statement.

This management plan contributes directly to the achievement of the goals and targets of the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy for Canada. More specifically, it will contribute to restoring populations of wildlife to healthy levels and to maintaining productive and resilient ecosystems with the capacity to recover and adapt (goals 5 and 6 of the Strategy).

The potential for this plan to inadvertently lead to adverse effects on the environment and on other species was considered. Since the recommended activities are limited to non-intrusive measures such as population monitoring and habitat stewardship activities, it is possible to conclude that this management plan will not result in significant adverse effects.

The activities proposed to reduce the main anthropogenic threats to the Spring Salamander and its habitat will very likely have an overall positive effect on all plant and wildlife species present in the habitats of the target species, which is associated with aquatic areas but also with riparian forest areas. Such species include other amphibian species, aquatic and forest litter insect communities, crayfish and predators of amphibians (birds, mammals, rodents, reptiles).

Obtaining the information needed to determine the distribution and abundance of the Spring Salamander subpopulations will likely facilitate the monitoring of other amphibian species. For instance, the Spring Salamander often occurs in association with the Northern Two-line Salamander (Eurycea bislineata), the Eastern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus), the Northern Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus fuscus) and the Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander (Adirondack Foothills) (Boutin 2006). It should be noted that the Northern Dusky Salamander is on the list of species likely to be designated as threatened or vulnerable in Quebec, and the Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander is designated as threatened by the Quebec government. The Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander (Great Lakes and St. Lawrence population) was also assessed as threatened in Canada by COSEWIC (2007) and is listed on the List of Wildlife Species at Risk (Schedule 1) of SARA. Other species at risk are also found in the Appalachians, such as Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli), the Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi), the Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum), and American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius). Although these species occupy a different habitat than that of the Spring Salamander, the efforts made to ensure the conservation and long-term viability of this species could facilitate the recovery and management of these other species at risk.

Page details

Date modified: