Adam Backlin

Supervisory Ecologist

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Adam Backlin
San Diego Field Station
4165 Spruance Road Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: (714) 508-4702
Fax: (619) 225-6436
Email: abacklin@usgs.gov

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Journal_Article

2013 Richmond, JQ, KR Barr, AR Backlin, AG Vandergast, RN Fisher. 2013. Evolutionary dynamics of a rapidly receding southern range boundary in the threatened California Red-Legged Frog (Rana draytonii). Evolutionary Applications. doi: 10.1111/eva.12067 [Journal_Article]

2011 Backlin, A.R., and R.N. Fisher. 2011. Xantusia Wiffinsi (Wiggins' Night Lizard). Herpetological Review 42(3):392. [Journal_Article]

2011 Schoville, Sean. D., Tate S. Tunstall, Vance T. Vredenburg, Adam R. Backlin, Elizabeth Gallegos, Dustin A. Wood, Robert N. Fisher. 2011. Conservation genetics of evolutionary lineages of the endangered mountain yellow-legged frog, Rana muscosa (Amphibia: Ranidae), in southern California. Biological Conservation 144(7):2031-2040. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.04.025 [Journal_Article]

2010 Lafferty, K. D., S. A. Hathaway, A. S. Wegmann, F. S. Shipley, A. R. Backlin, J. Helm, and R. N. Fisher. 2010. Stomach nematodes (Mastophorus muris) in rats (Rattus rattus) are associated with coconut (Cocos nucifera) habitat at Palmyra Atoll. Journal of Parasitology 96: 16-20. [Journal_Article]

Technical_Report

2012 Backlin, A.R., E.A. Gallegos, S.L. Schuster, M.S. Canfield, K.L. Baumberger, and R.N. Fisher. 2012. California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii) egg mass surveys in southern California. 2011. U.S. Geological Data summary. 7pp. [Technical_Report]

2010 Rochester, C.J., A.R. Backlin, D.C. Stokes, M.J. Mitrovich, C.S. Brehme, and R.N. Fisher. 2010. Bat communities of Rancho Jamul Ecological Reserve and Santa Ysabel Open Space Preserve before and after the 2003 wildfires. U.S. Geological Survey-Data Summary prepared for San Diego Association of Governments, 57 pp. [Technical_Report]

2002 Backlin, A., Haas, C., Fisher, R.N., 2002. Angeles and San Bernardino National Forest, Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog (Rana muscosa) Surveys, 2001. Prepared for Angeles National Forest, San Bernardino National Forest. [Technical_Report]

2002 Backlin, A., Fisher, R., and C. Haas. 2002. Metropolitan Water District Inland Feeder Project: Mountain Yellow-legged Frog (Rana muscosa) and California Red-legged Frog (Rana aurora) surveys. Prepared for San Bernardino National Forest. [Technical_Report]

2001 Backlin, A., R. Hirsch, C. Brown, R.N. Fisher, 2001. Angeles and San Bernardino National Forest mountain yellow-legged frog (Rana muscosa) surveys, 2000. Final report submitted to the Angeles National Forest, Supervisor’s Office, Arcadia, California. 10pp. [Technical_Report]

Publication_Brief

2013 WERC Publication Brief: Genetic diversity of California red-legged frogs in the receding southern edge of their range. Updated April 2013. [Publication_Brief]

2011 WERC Publication Brief: Southern California Mountains Each Have Unique Lineage of Endangered Yellow-Legged Frogs. Updated August 2011. [Publication_Brief]

Presentation

2012 Backlin, A.R., E.A. Gallegos, and R.N. Fisher. 2012. Can the Sierra Madre Yellow-legged Frog be Saved in Southern California? A Case Study. California-Nevada Amphibian Populations Task Force, January 12-13, 2012, Placerville, CA. [Presentation]

2012 Richmond, J.Q., K.R. Barr, A.R. Backlin, A.G. Vandergast, and R.N. Fisher. Conservation genetics at the margin of a species distribution: a case study on the California Red-legged Frog (Rana draytonii) in Southern California. California/Nevada Amphibian Population Task Force 2012 Meeting (12-13Jan2012) . Placerville, CA. [Presentation]

Presentation_with_Abstract

2006 Fisher, R., A. Backlin, C. Brehme, D. Clark, S. Hathaway, C. Hitchcock, T. Matsuda, M. Mendelsohn, C. Rochester, S. Schuster, D. Stokes, G. Turschak, and A. Vandergast. 2006. Differential animal responses to the 2002-2003 wildfires in southern California. Third International Fire Management Congress, November 13-17, San Diego, California. [Presentation_with_Abstract]

Poster_with_Abstract

2007 Schuster, S.L., E.A. Gallegos, A.R. Backlin, C.S. Brehme, C.J. Hitchcock and R.N. Fisher. 2007. USGS Amphibian and Reptile Conservation through Monitoring and management. Southwest Partners of Ampibian and Reptile Conservation First Annual Meeting, May 31- Jume 2, Albuquerque, New Mexico. [Poster_with_Abstract]

Abstract

2001 Backlin, A., R. Hirsch, C. Brown, R. N. Fisher. 2001. Current Status of Mountain Yellow-Legged Frogs (Rana muscosa) in Southern California. Society for Conservation Biology, July 29-August 1 2001, Hilo, Hawaii. [Abstract]

Book_Chapter

2012 Backlin, A.R., E.A. Gallegos, and R.N. Fisher. 2012. Conservation and recovery of the mountain yellow-legged frog in southern California, USA. Pp. 77-80 in Global Re-introduction perspectives:2011, more case studies from around the globe, Soorae, P.S., ed. Re-introduction specialist Group and Abu Dhabi, UAE: Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi. Gland, Switzerland. [Book_Chapter]

Projects

Genetic Determination of source populations of the California red-legged frog for reestablishment efforts in southern California

Long Term Monitoring and Management of the Endangered Arroyo Toad (Anaxyrus californicus)

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