Document Type
Paper- Restricted to Campus Access
Publication Date
4-24-2024
Faculty Mentor
Tristan Ashcroft
Abstract
I used ArcGIS Pro to explore whether there is a correlation between elevation and leaf litter in the US Northern Appalachian region within the range of Plethodon cinereus (red-backed salamander). Leaf litter abundance may help us better understand a recognized elevation-based distribution of the two P. cinereus morphs. Using the “Band Collection Statistics” tool, I calculated the correlation coefficient between elevation and leaf litter. The results show a correlation coefficient of 0.31314. This corresponds to a low positive correlation between elevation and litter carbon. This implies that leaf litter could be a factor driving the higher frequency of striped P. cinereus at higher elevations, but more work is needed to prove that.
Recommended Citation
Philburn, Andrew, "Correlation Analysis Between Leaf Litter and Elevation Using ArcGIS Pro to Explain Different Morphological Frequencies of Plethodon cinereus" (2024). Environment and Sustainability Presentations. 14.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/environment_pres/14
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Available to Ursinus community only.
Comments
Presented as part of the Ursinus College Celebration of Student Achievement (CoSA) held April 24, 2024.
The downloadable file is a poster.