USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Staff Profile

Sandra Mattfeldt USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Northeast Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative 12100 Beech Forest Rd Laurel, MD 20708 Telephone: 301-497-5559 Fax: 301-497-5784 Email: smattfeldt@usgs.gov
Biological Science Technician
Primary Responsibilities: Research amphibian populations in the Northeastern United States.
Education/Training: MS, University of New Hampshire, Wildlife Ecology, 2004 BA, Colby College, Biology, 2000
Areas of Expertise/Interest: Amphibian ecology; wetland ecology.
Active Projects: Monitoring and developing protocols for amphibian populations in the National Capital Region NPS. Dynamics of vernal pool breeding amphibians.
Publications/Products: Mattfeldt, S.D. and E.H.C. Grant. 2007. Are two methods better than one? Area constrained transects and leaf litterbags for sampling stream salamanders. Herpetological Review 38:43-45. Mattfeldt, S.D. 2004. Effects of wetland isolation and surrounding landscape characteristics on vernal pool-dependent amphibians. MS Thesis. University of New Hampshire.