Microhabitat preferences of the endangered Growling Grass Frog * Litoria raniformis in southern Victoria

摘要: We examined nocturnal microhabitat preferences of the endangered Growling Grass Frog Litoria raniformis in lotic and lentic environments southern Victoria, Australia. Data were obtained during surveys six wetland sites summer 2003. At all observed distribution frogs amongst categories differed from their availability, as assessed by sampling random points. Frogs located most often on bare soil, rock or leaf litter when land, floating, submergent emergent vegetation aquatic situations. Non-metric multidimensional scaling analysis similarities (ANOSIM) used to compare structural attributes microhabitats L. those In both riparian zones study sites, these points degree vertical complexity. Whilst our data may be biased observability different microhabitats, this st...