General

The abundance and diversity of amphibians is conducted annually in some states. Frogs are recognised for their sensitivity to pollution and habitat destruction, and are therefore useful indicators of water quality changes in local waterways.

Protocol

North American Amphibian Monitoring Program
http://www.mp2-pwrc.usgs.gov/naamp/protocol/

Case studies

Melbourne Water Frog Census
http://www.melbournewater.com.au/content/library/publications/brochures/melbourne_water_frog_census.pdf

The NSW Frog and Tadpole Study Group
http://www.fats.org.au/

Amphibian Research Center
http://frogs.org.au/

South Australian EPA
http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/epa/frogcensus/
http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/epa/pdfs/frogcensus2002.pdf

Rapid bioassessment methods
http://www.wioa.org.au/conf_papers/2000/paper1.htm

Amphibians and other biological indicators (from http://www.watercare.net/wll_cc/cw_bioindicators_copy1.htm)

The Mt Lofty Ranges Watershed Protection Office - EPA
http://www.dehaa.sa.gov.au/epa/pdfs/fact3.pdf

SA EPA
http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/epa/frogcensus/about.html#about

SA Waterwatch
http://www.sa.waterwatch.org.au/monitoring.htm#Biological%20Parameters

Western Wildlife
http://www.westernwildlife.com.au/frogs/index.htm
NSW EPA
http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/soe/soe2000/cw/cw_5.2.htm
SA EPA
http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/epa/water.html
Waterwatch Australia
http://www.waterwatch.org.au/library/involve.html
Water Resources WA
http://www.wrc.wa.gov.au/public/waterfacts/2_macro/WF2.pdf
VIC Government Natural Resources and Environment
http://www.nre.vic.gov.au/web/root/Domino/vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/water-river-instream-biota/
CSIRO
http://www.ento.csiro.au/Ecowatch/Images/ecowatch.pdf

Environs Australia
http://www.environs.org.au/

People Contacts

• University of Newcastle
  Dr Michael Mahony works in the discipline of Biological Sciences at the University of Newcastle. Dr. Mahony is interested in Conservation Biology with a particular emphasis on conservation genetics. He is currently conducting research on species recovery plans for several species of frogs known to be endangered. He is also interested in biological control of cane toads. For more information contact:
  Dr Michael Mahony, Discipline of Biology, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.
  Email: bimjm@cc.newcastle.edu.au
  
• University of Western Sydney
  Associate Professor Shelley Burgin and co-workers are currently conducting research which integrates current biological knowledge of herpetofauna into catchment management processes. They have studied factors which may be detrimental to frog survival and breeding biology. They are currently researching the status, ecology and population dynamics of frog populations within the Sydney region.
  For more information contact:
  A/Prof. Shelley Burgin, Science Department, University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury, NSW 2753, Australia.
  Email: S.Burgin@uws.edu.au

Organisation contact

The NSW Frog and Tadpole Study Group
http://www.fats.org.au/