| AERIAL NET |
Sampled using aerial nets |
| Aerial Survey |
Surveyed from above by use of a plane or helicopter |
| AOR |
Species found alive on road |
| AUM_HERB |
Data from Auburn University Herbarium Collection |
| AUM_HERP |
Data from Auburn University Herp Collection |
| BBA |
Breeding Bird Atlas |
| BBS |
Breeding Bird Survey |
| CAPTURED |
Species captured by hand, net, or trap |
| CASTNET |
Sampled using cast nets |
| CBC |
Christmas Bird Count |
| COLLECTED |
Species collected by hand, net, or trap |
| Core |
Collected within core sample |
| Coverboard |
Sampled using coverboards |
| CRAYFISH EXCAVATION |
Digging with hands, trawls, and shovels; and/or filling hole with water; and/or plunging hole with plunger to force crayfish out |
| CRAYFISH TRAP |
Sampled using crawfish trap |
| DEAD |
Specimen found dead and identified for records database |
| DIPNET |
Dipnetting |
| DIPNET/MINTR |
Dipnet and minnow traps |
| DOR |
Species found dead on road |
| DRIFT FENCE |
Sampled using drift fence and/or pitfall traps |
| eDNA |
Species presence was determined by eDNA analysis |
| ESHOCK |
Species electroshocked |
| ESHOCK BACKPACK |
Sampled using a backpack electrofisher |
| ESHOCK BOAT |
General boat electrofishing techniques |
| ESHOCK GILLNET |
Combination of both electrofishing and gillnetting |
| ESHOCK SEINE |
Combination of electrofishing and seining (6,8,12 foot seines) |
| FLOAT |
Sampled by kayak, canoe, or boat |
| FLUSH |
Sampled using flush counts |
| FUNNEL TRAP |
Sampled using funnel traps |
| GILLNET |
Sampled using gillnets |
| HAND CAPTURE |
Species captured by hand |
| HARP TRAP |
Harp trap at mouth of cave to capture emerging bats |
| Harvested |
Taken by means published within the Regulations Relating to Game, Fish and Furbearing Animals by ADCNR, WFF |
| HEARD |
Species identified by sound it produces |
| HOOK LINE |
Fish collected individually on standard recreational or sporting equipment including cane poles and hand lines to bait casters, spinning reels and fly rods. |
| HOOPNET |
Sampled using hoop nets |
| HOOPTRAP |
Sampled using hoop traps |
| INSECT_LIGHT_TRAP |
Various light trap techniques including UV |
| Lift Net |
Sampled using lift nets |
| LIST |
Contact compiled list of species for the state |
| MINTRAP |
Sampled using minnow traps |
| MIST NET |
Sampled using mist nets |
| MOLLUSK TRANSPLANT |
Mussels and/or snails were transplanted from another location or lab |
| MUSEUM |
Museum specimen observed |
| MUSSEL COMBO |
Searches for mussels were done visually and depending on water depth were made with viewing buckets, snorkeling, or SCUBA; direct visual search through the water was done when water was too shallow to permit other approaches |
| NIGHT/INFRARED/ULTRA |
Night vision scope, infrared lighting, and/or ultrasound detector |
| Not Present |
Species were surveyed for in areas where they were believed to occur, but none were observed during the time of the survey. |
| OBSERVATION |
Species were observed |
| OBSERVED/COLLECTED |
Species were observed and/or collected |
| OBSERVED/HEARD |
Species were observed and/or heard |
| OTHER |
***Contributor types in methods in Additional Notes |
| PHOTO/VISUAL |
Species observed and/or photo taken |
| PITFALL |
Sampled using pitfall traps |
| POINT COUNT |
Sampled using point count method |
| PVC Tube |
Sampled using PVC tubes |
| Rapid bioassessment techniques |
Use of hands, nets and mechanical devices |
| REPORT |
Review historical records |
| ROTENONE |
Sampled using Rotenone |
| SATELLITE |
Data collected from tagged individuals via a satellite |
| Scat |
Species identified through fecal material |
| SCUBA |
Sampled by scuba diving |
| SEINE |
Sampled by seining |
| SNORKEL |
Surface air supply was used to search suitable habitat |
| SNORKEL/WADING |
Sampled by snorkeling and/or wading |
| Surber |
Using a Surber Sampler to collect specimens from stream and rivers. |
| SURFACE AIR SUPPLY |
Sampled by diving from an anchored boat using a mask and umbilicus |
| SURVEY |
Sampled using survey techniques |
| Telemetry |
Use of transmitters and radio-telemetry to track tagged individuals. |
| Trace |
Species determined by physical evidence of presence, such as burrow, nest or skull. |
| Track |
Species identified by track. |
| TRAMMEL |
Sampled using trammel nets |
| TRANSECT |
Sampled using transect techniques |
| TRAWL |
Sampled using trawls |
| Trotline |
Sampled using trotlines |
| VARIOUS |
***Sampled by a variety of methods |
| WADING |
Sampled by wading |