Sites monitored are CVNP, Cleveland Metroparks, Mentor Marsh, Black River RAP area, Geauga County Metroparks and Mogadore Reservoir. Submerged and floating plants occur in open water. The LPBO MMP is collecting information on calling amphibians in marshes across the Great Lakes basin in an effort to monitor the health of these wetlands. LPBO has identified five amphibian indicator species. Numbers of amphibians are an important indicator of marsh ecosystem health.
Amphibians are an important part of the ecological balance of many habitats.
They are a measure of the health of the environment They are studied for biomedical uses. 41,766 marsh birds have been recorded in last 2 years 5,502 amphibian choruses recorded in last 2 years 194 species of birds 13 species of amphibians Overall, fewer species found in AOC marshes than in non-AOC marshes. Fourteen species of frogs and toads occur across the Great Lakes Basin. 1. spring peeper Hyla crucifer 2. Rana clamitans 3.