Training
California Tiger Salamander Workshop 2015
Our popular workshop on the California tiger salamander returned once again in 2015! This was a great opportunity to learn from 2 leading experts on the biology, habitat requirements and conservation strategies for this rare and beautiful salamander.
COST: $400.00
Payable by check to Elkhorn Slough Foundation
Payable by credit card (online)
REGISTRATION FOR THIS PROGRAM IS CLOSED
Instructor Information
Dr. Chris Searcy
Associate Professor of Conservation Ecology
University of Miami
Dr. Peter Trenham
Independent Consultant
Contact
Grey Hayes
grey@elkhornslough.org
(831) 274-8700
Sponsors
Description
See also: California Tiger Salamander, Habitat Restoration
On April 23, 2015, Pete Trenham, Ph.D. presented a workshop at the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve on the biology and conservation of the California tiger salamander (CTS). Dr. Trenham has published a variety of papers on the ecology and life history of the California tiger salamander and has taught this popular workshop on several occasions. Dr. Trenham was joined this year by Dr. Chris Searcy, another widely recognized expert on this species.
The workshop consisted of a classroom session on April 23, 8:30 - 3:30 at the Elkhorn Slough Reserve, and enrollment in one of two training sessions either April 23, 4:30-8:30 (directly after the classroom portion) or April 24, 9:00 - 1:00 at a field site near Salinas.
Workshop Objectives:
- Understanding of the biology of California tiger salamanders
- Understanding of habitat management for this species.
- Understanding of how to apply information in large-scale and local conservation planning efforts.
Topics discussed:
- The geographic distribution of California tiger salamanders and hybrid populations
- Aquatic habitats and their management
- Individual organism movement patterns
- Population and community ecology
- Survey methods
- Methods for assessing potential project impacts and approaches for avoidance and minimization.
Field training practicum:
Participants received training in species identification, sampling techniques, and habitat requirements of the California tiger salamander. Dr. Trenham and Dr. Searcy led participants through a hands-on skill building exercise for conserving the species.
***very important***
It is important to note that no component of this workshop should be construed to apply to attendees’ ability to obtain permits related to the CTS; if you are interested in how workshop activities might be used for permitting, you are encouraged to contact your agency permitting representative.
Documents and Publications
Contact List
We encourage participants to download the contact list to assist with arranging a rideshare or to get in contact with someone you met at the
workshop. Those interested in sharing a ride to the event are marked on the contact list.
DOCUMENT | AUTHOR / SOURCE |
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WORKSHOP MATERIALS | |
Presentation: California tiger salamander workshop PDF, 18.2MB |
Chris Searcy and Pete Trenham Elkhorn Slough Coastal Training Program May 2023 |
Read Me: Important Preparation Guidelines for CTS Field Practica PDF, 39KB |
Dan Brumbaugh Elkhorn Slough Coastal Training Program 2019 |
Supplemental Materials, Including Bibliography: California Tiger Salamander Workshop PDF, 220KB |
Chris Searcy And Pete Trenham Elkhorn Slough Coastal Training Program May 2023 |
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS | |
Amphibian Upland Habitat Use & Its Consequences for Population Viability PDF, 197KB |
Peter C. Trenham & H. Bradley Shaffer Ecological Applications 15(4):1158-1168 2005 |
Calculating Biologically Accurate Mitigation Credits: Insights from the California Tiger Salamander PDF, 415KB |
Christopher Searcy and Bradley Shaffer Conservation Biology 22(4):997-1005 2008 |
Delayed life history effects, multilevel selection, and evolutionary trade-offs in the California tiger salamander PDF, 2.4MB |
Christopher A. Searcy, Levi N. Gray, Peter C. Trenham, and H. Bradley Shaffer Ecology, 95(1):68-77 2014 |
Distribution of Migrating Adults Related to the Location of Remnant Grassland around an Urban California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense) Breeding Pool PDF, 341KB |
Peter C. Trenham and David G. Cook Urban Herpetology, Herpetological Conservation, Mitchell, J.C., and R.E. Jung Brown (Eds.). Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. 2008 |
Effective population size is strongly correlated with breeding pond size in the endangered California tiger salamander, Ambystoma californiense PDF, 500KB |
Ian J. Wang, Jarrett R. Johnson, Benjamin B. Johnson, H. Bradley Shaffer Conserv Genet 12:911-920 2011 |
Effects of tail-clipping on survivorship and growth of larval salamanders PDF, 414KB |
Rebecca L. Polich, Christopher A. Searcy, and H. Bradley Shaffer The Journal of Wildlife Management 77(7):1420-1425 2013 |
Life History and Demographic Variation in the California Tiger Salamander PDF, 101KB |
Peter C. Trenham, H. Bradley Shaffer, Walter D. Koenig, and Mark R. Stromberg Copeia 2:365-377 2000 |
Microhabitat use and migration distance of an endangered grassland amphibian PDF, 475KB |
Christopher A. Searcy, Emilio Gabbai-Saldate, and H. Bradley Shaffer Biological Conservation 158:80-87 2013 |
Movement Patterns and Migration Distances in an Upland Population of California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense) PDF, 1.1MB |
Susan G. Orloff Herpetological Conservation and Biology 6(2):266-276 2011 |
Retention of low-fitness genotypes over six decades of admixture between native and introduced tiger salamanders PDF, 397KB |
Jarrett R. Johnson, Benjamin M. Fitzpatrick, and H Bradley Shaffer BMC Evolutionary Biology 10:147 2010 |
Short pond hydroperiod decreases fitness of nonnative hybrid salamanders in California PDF, 619KB |
J. R. Johnson, M. E. Ryan, S. J. Micheletti, and H. B. Shaffer Animal Conservation 16:556-565 2013 |
Spatially Autocorrelated Demography and Interpond Dispersal In The Salamander Ambystoma californiense PDF, 339KB |
Peter C. Trenham, Walter D. Koenig and H. Bradley Shaffer Ecology, 82(12):3519-3530 2001 |
Sympatry in California tiger salamander and Californa red-legged frog breeding habitat within their overlapping range PDF, 145KB |
Jeff A. Alvarez, Mary A. Shea, Jeffery T. Wilcox, Mark L.. Allaback, Sarah M. Foster, Gretchen E. Padgett-Flohr, and Jennifer L. Haire California Fish and Game 99(1):42-48 2013 |
Terrestrial Habitat Use by Adult California Tiger Salamander PDF, 177KB |
Pete Trenham Journal of Herpetology June 2001 |
The molecular phylogenetics of endangerment: cryptic variation and historical phylogeography of the California tiger salamander, Ambystoma californiense PDF, 317KB |
H. Bradley Shaffer, Gregory B. Pauly, Jeffrey C. Oliver, and Peter C. Trenham Molecular Ecology 13:3033-3049 2004 |
The origin of tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) populations in California, Oregon, and Nevada: introductions or relicts? PDF, 544KB |
Jarrett R. Johnson, Robert C. Thomson, Steven J. Micheletti, and H. Bradley Shaffer Conserv Genet 12:355-370 2011 |
The polytypic species revisited: genetic differentiation and molecular phylogenetics of the tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum (Amphibia: Caudata) complex PDF, 2.8MB |
H. Bradley Shaffer; Mark L. McKnight Evolution, 50(1):417-433 Feb. 1996 |
OTHER INFORMATION | |
Ambystoma californiense, California Tiger Salamander...chapter in PDF, 32KB |
Bradley Shaffer and Pete Trenham Berkeley Press 2005 |
Links
California Herps
http://www.californiaherps.com/
Questions and Answers
Submit a question on this subject and we'll provide an answer. coastaltraining@elkhornslough.org