Diversity and Abundance of Salamanders found in Spicewoods Branches, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Sara Brickey Ashcraft, Pellissippi State Technical Community College

On a monthly basis, students from Pellissippi State have monitored stream quality and salamander diversity from Spicewoods Branches in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.   Data collected include water temperature, pH, turbidity, as well as species type, length, and weight.   Data have been analyzed to examine change in the diversity over time, prevailing species, prevalence of larvae versus adults, and changes in size for the most common species found.    This information is being used to create a database showing seasonal changes in the salamander population.