Table 1.
Summary of salamanders sampled across nine sites in three levels of urbanization.
| Level urbanization | Site | No. Indls sampled (n = 69) | No. isolates (n = 218) | No. Genera; Most common | No. OTUs; Most common | Diversity (H) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Van Cortlandt Park (VC) |
7 | 28 | 12; Pseudomonas (PS) |
19; B. gaemokensis (BAGA) |
2.82 | Total: 3.44 |
| New York Botanical Garden (BG) |
8 | 20 | 11; Bacillus (BA) |
16; P. helmanticensis (PSHE) |
2.69 | ||
| Pelham Bay Park (PB) |
9 | 29 | 13; Bacillus (BA) |
21; S. rhizophila (STRH) B. wiedmannii (BAWI) |
2.95 | ||
| Suburban | Rockefeller State Park Preserve (RF) |
11 | 29 | 12; Pseudomonas (PS) |
17; E. cloacae (ENCL) B. wiedmannii (BAWI) A. modestus (AIMO) |
2.65 | Total: 3.48 |
| Louis Calder Center (CC) |
5 | 16 | 9; Pseudomonas (PS) |
13; S. myotis (SEMY) |
2.48 | ||
| Westmoreland Sanctuary (WM) |
10 | 27 | 15; Stenotrophomonas (ST) |
22; E. cloacae (ENCL) |
3.02 | ||
| Exurban | Fahnestock State Park 1 (F1) |
13 | 42 | 15; Pseudomonas (PS) |
24; R. inusitata (RAIN) |
3.01 | Total: 3.29 |
| Fahnestock State Park 2 (F2) |
4 | 16 | 6; Buttiauxella (BU) |
6; B. gaviniae (BUGA) |
1.68 | ||
| Hudson Highlands (HH) |
2 | 11 | 9; Bacillus (BA) Pseudomonas (PS) |
10; B. gaemokensis (BAGA) |
2.27 | ||
Site codes and OTU abbreviations (genus and species) are in parentheses. Diversity is shown for each site and for level of urbanization and was calculated using the Shannon Index.