Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative(802) 656-0683femc@uvm.eduwww.uvm.edu/femc705 Spear StreetSouth BurlingtonVermont05403United States of AmericaMercury Burdens in AmphibiansThe goals of this pilot project were to determine the baseline levels of Hg in a completely terrestrial amphibian species (Redback Salamander) along an elevational gradient from hardwood forest to montane-fir forest, and determine baseline Hg burdens in a pool-breeding amphibian (Wood Frog) from montane-fir habitat.Mercury Burdens in AmphibiansFaccioStevenelevationamphibiansmercury bioaccumulationRedback Salamander Mercury Levels2006-05-30The goals of this pilot project were to determine the baseline levels of Hg in a completely terrestrial amphibian species.Determining baseline levels of Hg in a completely terrestrial amphibian species. Z0173_VINS_VMC_Salamander_Hg_ForImportVMC.173.2163mySQLSteven Faccio. 2017. Red Back Salamander Mercury Levels. VT Institute for Ecosystem Studies. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/mercury-burdens-amphibians/dataset/red-back-salamander-mercury-levelshttps://www.uvm.edu/femc/CI4/data/archive/project/mercury-burdens-amphibians/dataset/red-back-salamander-mercury-levelsHabitatHabitattextMountainMountaintextRedBack_HgRedBack_Hgdecimal