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List of Recent Titles

Northwest Fauna Number 2:
Mammals of Olympic National Park and Vicinity, Victor B.Scheffer.

This 120 page monograph, written in 1948, includes detailed species accounts of all species of mammals occurring on the peninsula. It provides keys for some of the problematic groups, and contains 45 black and white photographs of some of the Olympic mammals and their habitats.

 

Northwest Fauna Number 3: [A two part monograph]
Reptiles of the State of Washington, Murray L. Johnson.

Written in 1954, this 100 page monograph includes accounts of all reptile species found in Washington providing a wealth of information. The preface of this monograph is written by Robert M. Storm and contains a table on nomenclatural changes since its writing.

 

Distribution of Amphibians and Reptiles in Washington State, Kelly R. McAllister

This 35 page monograph is the result of several years work by Kelly McAllister with the Washington GAP project. It includes "dot" distribution maps for each of the 24 species of amphibians and reptiles occurring in the state of Washington.

 

Northwest Fauna Number 4:

"Sampling Amphibians in Lentic Habitats: Methods and Approaches for the PNW,"
edited by Deanna Olson, William Leonard, and Bruce Bury.

The handbook is being published by the Society as the 4th volume in the Northwest Fauna monograph series. The book consists of seven chapters (140 pp.) that cover different aspects of inventory and monitoring amphibians associated with wetlands lakes and ponds. Contributing authors include Deanna Olson and William Leonard (chapt. 1: A toolbox approach to amphibian sampling), Gary Fellers (chapt. 2: planning amphibian surveys), Chris Thoms, Char Corkran, and D. Olson (Chapt. 3: Basic amphibian surveys), Mike Adams, Klaus Richter, and W. Leonard (Chapt. 4: use of aquatic funnel traps), Bruce Bury and Don Major (Chapt. 5: Integrated sampling: Olympic National Park case study), Charlie Crisafulli (Chapt. 6: Habitat-linked amphibian surveys: Mt. St. Helens case study), and Chuck Peterson (Chapt 7: amphibian survey reports).

 

Northwest Fauna 5  

Herptetology in Montana: a history, status summary, checklists, dichotomous keys, accounts for native, potentially native, and exotic species,and indexed bibliography

Bryce Maxell, Kirwin Werner, Paul Hendricks, and Dennis Flath

This 138-page publication represents the most thorough compilation of information on Montana's herpetofauna to date. The manuscript includes: (1) a history of herpetology in Montana; (2) a summary of the current status of the states' herpetofauna; (3) checklists of the 12 amphibian and 17 reptile species known to be native to the state; (4) dichotomous keys for amphibian eggs, larvae, and adults, and reptile adults; (5) accounts for native species which map 4636 museum vouchers and 7003 observation records in distribution maps, list the earliest literature and voucher records, list the maximum elevation records, and list voucher specimens by county of collection; (6) accounts for 7 species or subspecies which are possibly native to the state, but which currently lack adequate documentation; (7) accounts for 13 species or subspecies which have been reported as exotic in the state; (8) a bibliographic index for 508 abstracts, unpublished reports, theses, dissertations, and published articles containing information on species in Montana and Yellowstone National Park; (9) a form for reporting much needed observations of amphibians and reptiles; and (10) protocols for preventing the spread of fungal and viral pathogens.

 

Northwest Fauna 6  

Conservation of the Siskiyou Mountains Salamander (Plethodon stormi)

Deanna H. Olson, David Clayton, Richard S. Nauman, and Hartwell H. Welsh, Jr (editors)

The Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology is pleased to announce the publication of Northwest Fauna 6. This 73-page publication presents a thorough treatment of the biology, conservation, and management, and survey methods of the Siskiyou Mountains Salamander (Plethodon stormi). Using distributional modeling, the authors present a conservation strategy that integrates protection of the Siskiyou Mountains Salamander with protective measures for the Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina), botanical and riparian reserves, information on species diversity in the area, and risks of wildfire to populated areas. This document includes guidelines for using field reconnaissance to evaluate projects proposed on the landscape and include a detailed description of survey methods for the species.