Publications by authors named "Drew C Stokes"
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- - San Diego County has a rich bat diversity, with 22 out of 41 U.S. species, but 16 are at risk, highlighting the need for targeted conservation efforts.
- - Using long-term survey data, researchers developed a scoring system to identify areas needing urgent bat conservation based on species richness and landscape threats, like urbanization and artificial lights.
- - The study prioritized conservation areas specifically for species of concern, like Townsend's big-eared bat and pallid bat, emphasizing the detrimental impact of urbanization and light pollution on their populations.
The arroyo southwestern toad is a specialized and federally endangered amphibian endemic to the coastal plains and mountains of central and southern California and northwestern Baja California. It is largely unknown how long these toads live in natural systems, how their population demographics vary across occupied drainages, and how hydrology affects age structure. We used skeletochronology to estimate the ages of adult arroyo toads in seven occupied drainages with varying surface water hydrology in southern California.
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