<p>Inventory Dataforms for Pond-breeding Amphibians and Painted Turtle</p><p>Standards for Components of British Columbia's Biodiversity No. 37 [Forms]</p><p>Prepared by Ministry of Environment, Ecosystems Branch</p><p> for the Resources Information Standards Committee</p><p>March 2009 Version 3.0</p><p>Version 2.0 Using RISC Inventory Dataforms for Data Collection in the Field</p><p>Background The inventory dataforms were originally designed to accommodate the collection of a large variety of data. In contrast, the Wildlife Species Inventory (WSI) Data Capture Templates (hereafter referred to as data templates) were designed to only capture information needed to answer basic questions such as: what species was observed, where, when and how many were observed? The associated Instructions file shows the relationship between the dataforms and the data templates by describing which fields on the dataforms can be transcribed into which fields in the data templates.</p><p>Using the Dataforms These inventory dataforms may be modified and used for data collection in the field. However, your data must be submitted using the WSI Data Capture Templates1 (Microsoft Excel™), and we recommend reviewing the templates before conducting your field research. Definitions of data fields, and instructions on how to enter data into the appropriate data template, are provided for each dataform in the associated Instructions2 file. Codes for entering data are listed within each of the data templates.</p><p>Note: Each dataform contains sections that correlate to the survey design hierarchy3. The symbols used are as follows:</p><p>= DC Design Components which are Blocks, Transects (or Transect Segments), and Sample Stations. Information about Design Components is recorded in the corresponding worksheet in the data templates.</p><p>DCV = Design Component Visit. Information about Design Component Visits is recorded along with the Observation information in the data templates. The ‘Date’ and ‘Time’ values in the Excel templates define design component visits. Each unique value of ‘Date’ and ‘Time’ represents one Design Component Visit.</p><p>= OBS Observations. Each row in the Excel template represents one observation. Multiple observations can be recorded for one Design Component Visit by entering the same ‘Date’ and ‘Time’ values in multiple rows of the template.</p><p>1Data Templates are available from: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wildlife/wsi/index.htm 2 Coding Instructions are available from: http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/risc/pubs/tebiodiv/pond/pond_09_inst.pdf 3 For an explanation of the survey design hierarchy, please see Section 2 in Species Inventory Fundamentals (RIC 1998). List of Dataforms  Animal Observation Form- Frog Auditory Survey  Animal Observation Form - Pond-Breeding Amphibians Road Survey Time Constrained Searches and Systematic Surveys:  Animal Observation Form- Pond-Breeding Amphibians Search – Larvae  Animal Observation Form- Pond-Breeding Amphibians/ Painted Turtle Search - Adults  Animal Observation Form - Pond-Breeding Amphibians Larval Survey (Dipnetting)  Capture Site Form - Pond-Breeding Amphibians/Painted Turtle Terrestrial Capture  Animal Observation Form - Pond-Breeding Amphibians /Painted Turtle Terrestrial Capture  Capture Site Form -Pond-Breeding Amphibians/Painted Turtle Aquatic Capture  Animal Observation Form - Pond-Breeding Amphibians /Painted Turtle Aquatic Capture</p><p>Data Submission The instructions for data submission, are outlined in Species Inventory Fundamentals, Errata No. 3: http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/risc/pubs/tebiodiv/sif/assets/spif_errata3_200810.pdf The online submission site replaces the “Wildlife Inventory Project Description Form”, and the “Wildlife Inventory Survey Description Form”. To register your project and enter your survey description(s), go to the online submissions site at: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wildlife/wsi/contributions.htm Incidental wildlife observations occur both by naturalists and by wildlife inventory contractors who record non-target species during a formal survey. The 3 options for recording incidental observations information are:  the “Incidental Observations” worksheet in the data templates  the WSI online submission site (requires an ID and permission to access the site) [http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wildlife/wsi/contributions.htm]  the online sightings form: [http://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/cwi/spi_wsf.MainPage]</p><p>For more information or to contact us, visit the Wildlife Species Inventory website at http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wildlife/wsi/.</p><p>Animal Observation Form - Frog Auditory Survey Page ___/___</p><p>Project ______Survey ______Study Area ______Interstation Dist ______Obs Date ______/____/____ Call Types DC DCV ______Call Sta UTM Ecosystem Form Stratum Time Time Ceiling CC Wind Precip Recent Rain Temp Sta Zone/East/North Type / # Start End 24/48 hours</p><p>Surveyors ______</p><p>OBS Call Obs Spp Detect Detect Dist Cnt V/C Comments / Voucher Label Sta # Noise Dir to Abs / Est Detect A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A-</p><p>OBS_BAPT_AUDI_2.0 Animal Observation Form - Frog Auditory Survey Page ___/___</p><p>Project ______Survey ______Study Area ______Interstation Dist ______Obs Date ______/____/____ Call Types DC DCV ______Call Sta UTM Ecosystem Form Stratum Time Time Ceiling CC Wind Precip Recent Rain Temp Sta Zone/East/North Type / # Start End 24/48 hours</p><p>Surveyors ______</p><p>OBS Call Obs Spp Detect Detect Dist Cnt V/C Comments / Voucher Label Sta # Noise Dir to Abs / Est Detect A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A-</p><p>OBS_BAPT_AUDI_2.0 OBS_BAPT_AUDI_2.0 Animal Observation Form - Pond-Breeding Amphibians Road Survey Page ___/___</p><p>Project ______Survey ______Study Area ______</p><p>DC Transect Label ______Stratum ______BEU ______Trans Comment ______Trans Lgth ______UTM: Start _____/______/ ______End _____/______/ ______</p><p>DCV Obs Date ______/____/____ Obs Day Time Ceiling CC Wind Precip Temp Start End Preceding 48 Hrs Surveyors ______</p><p>OBS Obs Spp Sex Dev Weight SVL V/C Comments / Voucher Label # Stg A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A-</p><p>OBS_BAPT_ROAD_2.0 Animal Observation Form - Pond-Breeding Amphibians Road Survey Page ___/___</p><p>Project ______Survey ______Study Area ______</p><p>DC Transect Label ______Stratum ______BEU ______Trans Comment ______Trans Lgth ______UTM: Start _____/______/ ______End _____/______/ ______</p><p>DCV Obs Date ______/____/____ Obs Day Time Ceiling CC Wind Precip Temp Start End Preceding 48 Hrs Surveyors ______</p><p>OBS Obs Spp Sex Dev Weight SVL V/C Comments / Voucher Label # Stg A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A- A-</p><p>OBS_BAPT_ROAD_2.0 Animal Observation Form - Pond-Breeding Amphibians Search - Larvae Page ___/___</p><p>Project ______Survey ______Study Area ______Transect Label ______Zone ______Stratum ______Trans Comment ______DC Trans: Lgth ______Bearing ______UTM: Start _____/______/ ______End _____/______/ ______Obs Date ______/____/____ Search Type: Time Constrained hrs ____ : Systematic Area ______DCV Obs Day Time Ceiling CC Wind Precip Temp: Ambient / Water Water Cond Start End Surveyors ______</p><p>OBS Obs Time Spp Aggreg Size Lar Lar Cnt / Sweep Size Water Dpth Dist Dist Attach Size Bot Mac Comments/ Subsample # D/W Lgth Cnt 1 2 3 Lgth Wdth Min Max < Surf Shor Substr TL SVL Sub Hab Voucher Lbl e</p><p>OBS_BAPT_SRCL_2.0 Fish Present: Y / N Fish Spp</p><p>OBS_BAPT_SRCL_2.0 Animal Observation Form - Pond-Breeding Amphibians Search - Larvae Page ___/___</p><p>Project ______Survey ______Study Area ______</p><p>DC Transect Label ______Zone ______Stratum ______Trans Comment ______Trans: Lgth ______Bearing ______UTM: Start _____/______/ ______End _____/______/ ______Obs Date ______/____/____ Search Type: Time Constrained hrs ____ : Systematic Area ______DCV Obs Day Time Ceiling CC Wind Precip Temp: Ambient / Water Water Cond Start End Surveyors ______</p><p>OBS Obs Time Spp Aggreg Size Lar Lar Cnt / Sweep Size Water Dpth Dist Dist Attach Size Bot Mac Comments/ Subsample # D/W Lgth Cnt 1 2 3 Lgth Wdth Min Max < Surf Shor Substr TL SVL Sub Hab Voucher Lbl e</p><p>OBS_BAPT_SRCL_2.0 Fish Present: Y / N Fish Spp</p><p>OBS_BAPT_SRCL_2.0 Animal Observation Form - Pond-Breeding Amphibians/Painted Turtle Search - Adult Page ___/___</p><p>Project ______Survey ______Study Area ______</p><p>DC Transect Label ______Stratum ______Ecosystem Field Form # ______Trans Comment ______Trans: Zone ______Lgth ______Bearing ______UTM: Start _____/______/______End _____/______/______</p><p>DCV Obs Date ______/____/____ Search Type: Time Constrained hrs ____ / Systematic Area ____ Obs Day Time Ceiling CC Wind Precip Temp: Ambient / Water Water Cond Marking Method ______Start End Surveyors ______</p><p>OBS Obs Time Spp Sex Age TL SVL/ Weight Activ Prev Mark / Loc Cov Cov Dim Decay Bot Dist Temp Mac # Class Lgth Mark ID Obj W/D Lgth Stg Sub Shore Water Hab</p><p>Obs # Comments / Voucher Label</p><p>Fish Present: Y / N Fish Species</p><p>OBS_BAPT_SRCA_2.0 Animal Observation Form - Pond-Breeding Amphibians/Painted Turtle Search - Adult Page ___/___</p><p>Project ______Survey ______Study Area ______</p><p>DC Transect Label ______Stratum ______Ecosystem Field Form # ______Trans Comment ______Trans: Zone ______Lgth ______Bearing ______UTM: Start _____/______/______End _____/______/______</p><p>DCV Obs Date ______/____/____ Search Type: Time Constrained hrs ____ / Systematic Area ____ Obs Day Time Ceiling CC Wind Precip Temp: Ambient / Water Water Cond Marking Method ______Start End Surveyors ______</p><p>OBS Obs Time Spp Sex Age TL SVL/ Weight Activ Prev Mark / Loc Cov Cov Dim Decay Bot Dist Temp Mac # Class Lgth Mark ID Obj W/D Lgth Stg Sub Shore Water Hab</p><p>Obs # Comments / Voucher Label</p><p>Fish Present: Y / N Fish Species</p><p>OBS_BAPT_SRCA_2.0 Animal Observation Form - Pond-Breeding Amphibians Larval Survey (Dipnetting) Page ___/___</p><p>Project ______Survey ______Study Area ______</p><p>DC RA Surveys Only: Transect Label ______Stratum ______Trans Lgth _____ UTM: Start ____/______/______End ____/______/______Obs Date ______/____/____ Entire Study Area (Site/Pond) Sampled? Yes / No AA Survey? Yes / No DCV Obs Day Time Ceiling CC Wind Precip Temp: Ambient / Water Water Cond Start End Surveyors ______</p><p>OBS Swp Obs Mac Plants Bot Sweep Size Water Depth Water Time Spp # / Size Dev Sex Prev Mark Comments/ # # Hab Sub Lgth Wdth Min Max Temp Swp TL SVL Stg / Mark ID Voucher Label</p><p>Fish Present: Y / N Fish Spp</p><p>OBS_BAPT_LARV_2.0 Animal Observation Form - Pond-Breeding Amphibians Larval Survey (Dipnetting) Page ___/___</p><p>Project ______Survey ______Study Area ______</p><p>DC RA Surveys Only: Transect Label ______Stratum ______Trans Lgth _____ UTM: Start ____/______/______End ____/______/______Obs Date ______/____/____ Entire Study Area (Site/Pond) Sampled? Yes / No AA Survey? Yes / No DCV Obs Day Time Ceiling CC Wind Precip Temp: Ambient / Water Water Cond Start End Surveyors ______</p><p>OBS Swp Obs Mac Plants Bot Sweep Size Water Depth Water Time Spp # / Size Dev Sex Prev Mark Comments/ # # Hab Sub Lgth Wdth Min Max Temp Swp TL SVL Stg / Mark ID Voucher Label</p><p>Fish Present: Y / N Fish Spp</p><p>OBS_BAPT_LARV_2.0 Capture Site Form - Pond-Breeding Amphibians/Painted Turtle Terrestrial Capture -Part A Page ___/___</p><p>Project ______Survey ______Study Area ______</p><p>DC Grid/ Array / Stratum Grid/Array / Sta UTM Ecosystem Grid Comments Sta Label Zone/East/North Form Type / # Dim</p><p>Each row is used to record information for a sample unit. A sample unit can be of one of three types: A) a station consisting of a single pitfall trap placed randomly; B) an array that consists of one or more traps with or without drift fences; or C) a grid that is composed of many stations (each station containing one trap). [Record Capture Session information associated with the Stations/Arrays/Grids listed above on copies of the reverse side of this form.]</p><p>CAP_BAPT_TETR_2.0- Part A Capture Site Form - Pond-Breeding Amphibians/Painted Turtle Terrestrial Capture -Part B Page ___/___</p><p>Project ______Survey ______Study Area ______Surveyors ______</p><p>DC Capt Grid or Array Capt Mech Capt Capt Intertrap Dist / Design Comp Desc / Comments Sess or Sta Label Set-up Date Mech / # Mech / # Label</p><p>CAP_BAPT_TETR_2.0- Part B Animal Observation Form - Pond-Breeding Amphibians/Painted Turtle Terrestrial Capture Page ___/__</p><p>Project ______Survey ______Study Area ______</p><p>CS DCV Capt Sess Label ______Nights Trapped (since last visit) _____ Tot # Spr: (this visit, list by Capt Mech): </p><p>_____/_____; _____/_____</p><p>Obs Date ______/____/____ Obs Day Time Ceiling CC Wind Precip Temp Start Marking Method ______End Surveyors ______</p><p>OBS Grid or Array Capt # Spr Obs Spp Prev Mark / Sex Dev Weight SVL / Hlth Comments / Voucher Label or Sta Label Mech # MarkID Stg Lgth</p><p>OBS_BAPT_TETR_2.0 OBS_BAPT_TETR_2.0 Animal Observation Form - Pond-Breeding Amphibians/Painted Turtle Terrestrial Capture Page ___/__</p><p>Project ______Survey ______Study Area ______</p><p>CS DCV Capt Sess Label ______Nights Trapped (since last visit) _____ Tot # Spr: (this visit, list by Capt Mech): </p><p>_____/_____; _____/_____</p><p>Obs Date ______/____/____ Obs Day Time Ceiling CC Wind Precip Temp Start Marking Method ______End Surveyors ______</p><p>OBS Grid or Array Capt # Spr Obs Spp Prev Mark / Sex Dev Weight SVL / Hlth Comments / Voucher Label or Sta Label Mech # MarkID Stg Lgth</p><p>OBS_BAPT_TETR_2.0 OBS_BAPT_TETR_2.0 Capture Site Form - Pond-Breeding Amphibians/Painted Turtle Aquatic Capture -Part A Page ___/___</p><p>Project ______Survey ______Study Area ______</p><p>DC Sta Label Stratum Sta UTM Ecosystem Mac Bot Plants Comments Zone/East/North Form Type / # Hab Sub</p><p>Each row is used to record information for a single aquatic trap station (sample unit). [Record Capture Session information associated with the Stations listed above on copies of the reverse side of this form.]</p><p>CAP_BAPT_AQTR_2.0 -Part A Capture Site Form - Pond-Breeding Amphibians/Painted Turtle Aquatic Capture - Part B Page ___/___</p><p>Project ______Survey ______Study Area ______Surveyors ______</p><p>DC Capt Sess Sta Label Capt Mech Capt Capt Comments Label Set-up Date Mech / # Mech / #</p><p>Fish Present: Y / N : if yes, present during Capture Sessions: ______Fish Spp: ______</p><p>CAP_BAPT_AQTR_2.0 -Part B Animal Observation Form - Pond-Breeding Amphibians/Painted Turtle - Aquatic Capture Page ___/___</p><p>Project ______Survey ______Study Area ______</p><p>CS DCV Capt Sess Label ______Nights Trapped (since last visit) _____ Tot # Spr: (this visit, list by Capt Mech): </p><p>_____/_____; _____/_____</p><p>Obs Day Water Time CC Wind Precip Air Temp Temp Depth Change Cond Start Marking Method ______End Surveyors ______</p><p>OBS Capt # Obs Time Spp Cnt Size Dev Sex Weight Prev Mark Comments / Voucher Label Sta Label Spr # TL SVL Stg (Turtle) / Mark ID</p><p>OBS_BAPT_AQTR_2.0 Capt # Obs Time Spp Cnt Size Dev Sex Weight Prev Mark Comments / Voucher Label</p><p>OBS_BAPT_AQTR_2.0 Animal Observation Form - Pond-Breeding Amphibians/Painted Turtle - Aquatic Capture Page ___/___</p><p>Project ______Survey ______Study Area ______</p><p>CS DCV Capt Sess Label ______Nights Trapped (since last visit) _____ Tot # Spr: (this visit, list by Capt Mech): </p><p>_____/_____; _____/_____</p><p>Obs Day Water Time CC Wind Precip Air Temp Temp Depth Change Cond Start Marking Method ______End Surveyors ______</p><p>OBS Capt # Obs Time Spp Cnt Size Dev Sex Weight Prev Mark Comments / Voucher Label Sta Label Spr # TL SVL Stg (Turtle) / Mark ID</p><p>OBS_BAPT_AQTR_2.0 Capt # Obs Time Spp Cnt Size Dev Sex Weight Prev Mark Comments / Voucher Label</p><p>OBS_BAPT_AQTR_2.0 Print and attach the Coding Instructions for these dataforms: http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/risc/pubs/tebiodiv/pond/pond_09_inst.pdf </p>