Publication List and Links – Coastal Plains Institute

The research and other work of Coastal Plains Institute biologists have been published in many books, reports, journal articles, magazines and other publications. Click on the links below to see details. For videos in which we appear or about our work, please see our Media page.

Reports and Proceedings

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Reports and Proceedings

Means, R. C. and Rebecca P.M. Means. 2019. Altering Hydrology in Breeding Ponds to Benefit Imperiled Amphibians During Drought. Final Report to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Coastal Plains Institute, Tallahassee, FL.

Means, R. C. and Rebecca P.M. Means. 2018. Altering Hydrology in Breeding Ponds to Benefit Imperiled Amphibians During Drought. Second Annual Report to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Coastal Plains Institute, Tallahassee, FL.

Means, R. C., R.P.M. Means, M. Beshel, R. Mendyk, P. Hill, M. Hoffman, S. Reichling, and B. Summerford. 2017. A Conservation Strategy for the Imperiled Striped Newt (Notophthalmus perstriatus) in the Apalachicola National Forest, Florida. Seventh Annual Report, Coastal Plains Institute,Tallahassee, FL.

Means, R. C. and Rebecca P.M. Means. 2017. Altering Hydrology in Breeding Ponds to Benefit Imperiled Amphibians During Drought. First Annual Report to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Coastal Plains Institute, Tallahassee, FL.

Means, R. C., R.P.M. Means, M. Beshel, R. Mendyk, P. Hill, S. Reichling, B. Summerford, A. Elkert, M.J. Gray, and D.L. Miller. 2016. A Conservation Strategy for the Imperiled Striped Newt (Notophthalmus perstriatus) in the Apalachicola National Forest, Florida. Sixth Annual Report, Coastal Plains Institute,Tallahassee, FL.

Means, D. Bruce. 2015. Petition to list the Southern Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus auriculatus) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Submitted to the U. S. Secretary of the Interior. 40 pp.

Means, R. C., R.P.M. Means, M. Beshel, R. Mendyk, S. Reichling, and B. Summerford. 2015. A Conservation Strategy for the Imperiled Striped Newt (Notophthalmus perstriatus) in the Apalachicola National Forest, Florida. Fifth Annual Report, Coastal Plains Institute,Tallahassee, FL.

Means, R. C., R.P.M. Means, S. Reichling, M. Beshel, B. Summerford, S.A. Johnson, D.B. Means 2014. A Conservation Strategy for the Imperiled Striped Newt (Notophthalmus perstriatus) in the Apalachicola National Forest, Florida. Fourth Annual Report submitted to the U.S. Forest Service, Tallahassee, FL.

Means, Rebecca P.M. 2013. Ambystoma bishopi: Survey and Status of Designated Critical Habitat. Coastal Plains Institute Final Report to the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

Means, Ryan C., Means, Rebecca P.M., Miller, D. L., Gray, M. J., Johnson, S. A., Means, D. B., Brenes, R. 2013. A Conservation Strategy for the Imperiled Striped Newt (Notophthalmus perstriatus) in the Apalachicola National Forest, Florida. Third Annual Report submitted to the U.S. Forest Service, Tallahassee, FL.

Means, Ryan C., Means, Rebecca P.M., Miller, D. L., Gray, M. J., Johnson, S. A., Means, D. B., Brenes, R. 2012. A Conservation Strategy for the Imperiled Striped Newt (Notophthalmus perstriatus) in the Apalachicola National Forest, Florida. Second Annual Report submitted to the U.S. Forest Service, Tallahassee, FL.

Means, D. Bruce. 2011. Biodiversity Dependent Upon Wetland Ecosystems Created by Seepage from the Surficial Aquifer in Bay and Washington Counties, Florida. Final Report to The Northern Trust Company as the Sole Trustee of the James L. Knight Charitable Term Trust. 23 August 2011. 51 pages.

Means, Ryan C., Means, Rebecca P.M., Miller, D. L., Gray, M. J., Johnson, S. A., Means, D. B., Brenes, R. 2011. A Conservation Strategy for the Imperiled Striped Newt (Notophthalmus perstriatus) in the Apalachicola National Forest, Florida. First Annual Report submitted to the U.S. Forest Service, Tallahassee, FL.

Means, Rebecca P.M. and R.C. Means. 2010. Inventory, assessment, and restoration potential of ephemeral wetlands on the Aucilla Wildlife Management Area, Florida. Final contract report submitted to the Aucilla WMA, FL.

Means, Rebecca P.M. and R.C. Means. 2010. Inventory, assessment, and restoration potential of ephemeral wetlands on the Big Bend Wildlife Management Area, Florida. Final contract report submitted to the Big Bend WMA, FL.

Means, Rebecca P.M. and R.C. Means. 2010. Inventory, assessment, and restoration potential of ephemeral wetlands on the Caravelle Ranch Wildlife Management Area, Florida. Final contract report submitted to the Caravelle Ranch WMA, FL.

Means, Rebecca P.M. and R.C. Means. 2010. Inventory, assessment, and restoration potential of ephemeral wetlands on the Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area, Florida. Final contract report submitted to the Chassahowitzka WMA, Chassahowitzka, FL.

Means, Rebecca P.M. and R.C. Means. 2010. Inventory, assessment, and restoration potential of ephemeral wetlands on the Guana River Wildlife Management Area, Florida. Final contract report submitted to the Guana River WMA, FL.

Means, Rebecca P.M. and R.C. Means. 2010. Inventory, assessment, and restoration potential of ephemeral wetlands on the Half Moon Wildlife Management Area, Florida. Final contract report submitted to the Half Moon WMA, FL.

Means, Rebecca P.M. and R.C. Means. 2010. Inventory, assessment, and restoration potential of ephemeral wetlands on the Triple N Ranch Wildlife Management Area, Florida. Final contract report submitted to the Triple N Ranch WMA, FL.

Means, D. Bruce. 2009. The biology of the southern dusky salamander, Desmognathus auriculatus. Part II. Report to the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Fulfillment of Order No. 1448-43910-3-M008A. 38 pages. 6 June 2009.

Means, D. Bruce, Means, Ryan C. and Rebecca P. M. Means. 2008. Petition to List the Striped Newt (Notophthalmus perstriatus) as a Federally Threatened Species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by Coastal Plains Institute.

Means, Rebecca P.M. 2008. Management Strategies for Florida’s Ephemeral Ponds and Pond-Breeding Amphibians. Final Report to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Coastal Plains Institute, Tallahassee, FL.

Means, Rebecca P. M. 2008. Florida’s Ephemeral Ponds and Pond-Breeding Amphibians. A brochure for land owners and land managers. Coastal Plains Institute, Tallahassee, FL.

Means, Ryan C. and Rebecca P. M. Means. 2008. Assessment of Amphibian Response to Wetlands Augmentation. Final Report to the St. Johns Water Management District, Coastal Plains Institute, Tallahassee, FL.

Means, D. Bruce. 2007. Life cycles, dispersal, and critical habitat utilization of vertebrates dependent upon small isolated water bodies in the Munson Sandhills and Woodville Karst Plain, Leon County, Florida. Final Report to the Florida Department of Transportation for OMNI Project 010562. 79 pp.

Means, Ryan C. 2007. Assessment of amphibian response to wetlands augmentation. Annual contract report to the St. Johns River Water Management District, Palatka, FL.

Meegan, Rebecca P. 2007. Management Strategies for Florida’s Ephemeral Ponds and Pond-Breeding Amphibians. Second Annual Report to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. 23 pp.

Means, Ryan C. 2006. Assessment of amphibian response to wetlands augmentation. Annual contract report to the St. Johns River Water Management District, Palatka, FL.

Meegan, Rebecca P. 2006. Management Plans and Conservation Strategies for Ephemeral Pond Breeding Amphibians in Florida. First Annual Report to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. 19 pp.

Means, D. Bruce. 2005. Report to the Florida Department of Transportation for Work Completed 1 July 2004 – 28 February 2005. Monitoring Amphibians and Reptiles under FDOT Contract No. BD543, Work Order #7. Life Cycles, Dispersal, and Critical Habitat Utilization of Vertebrates Dependent upon Small Isolated Water Bodies in the Munson Sandhills and Woodville Karst Plain, Leon County, Florida. 17 pages. 1 March 2005.

Means, Ryan C. and Meegan, Rebecca P. 2005. Assessment of Amphibian Response to Wetlands Augmentation. Third Annual Report to the St. Johns Water Management District. 53 pp.

Means, Ryan C. and Meegan, Rebecca P. 2004. Assessment of Amphibian Response to Wetlands Augmentation. Second Annual Report to the St. Johns Water Management District. 43 pp.

Means, D. Bruce. 2003. Results of the drift fence survey of Study Pond #1, Apalachicola National Forest, Leon County, Florida, July 2002 – June 2003. Final Report to U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service in satisfaction of Order No. 1448-43910-1-M718A. 21 pages. 30 November 2003.

Means, Ryan C. and Meegan, Rebecca P. 2003. Assessment of Amphibian Response to Wetlands Augmentation. First Annual Report to the St. Johns Water Management District. 48 pp.

Meegan, Rebecca P. 2003. A survey for the southern hognose snake (Heterodon simus) in the Munson Sandhills of the Apalachicola National Forest. Final report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 16 pp.

Means, D. Bruce. 2001. Reducing impacts on rare vertebrates that require small isolated water bodies along U. S. Highway 319. Final Report to the Florida Department of Transportation. 148 pages. September 2001.

Means, R. C. and L. R. Franz. 2001. Herpetofauna of impacted wetlands on municipal well fields in northeast Florida: a pre-augmentation assessment. Final report to the St. Johns River Water Management District, Palatka, FL.

Franz, L. Richard and R. C. Means. 2000. Wetlands augmentation and its impacts on amphibian and reptile use. Interim report to the St. Johns River Water Management District, Palatka, FL. 24 pages.

Means, R. C. and D.B. Means. 2000. Effects of sand pine silviculture on pond-breeding amphibians in north Florida. Proceedings of the 2000 American Society of Icthyologists and Herpetologists 80^th annual meeting, La Paz, B.C.S., Mexico.

Dunbar, J. S.; B. Stanton, M. Memory (Florida Bureau of Archeological Research), G. H. Means (Florida Geological Survey), R. C. Means (Coastal Plains Institute and Land Conservancy), C.A. Hemmings and M. Mhilbachler (Florida Museum of Natural History). 1999. The Ryan-Harley site 8JE1004: A Suwannee point site in the Wacissa River, North Florida. Proceedings of the 1999 Southeastern Archaeological Conference, Bulletin 42.

Means, D. Bruce. 1999. The Effects of Highway Mortality on Four Species of Amphibians at a Small, Temporary Pond in Northern Florida. Pages 125-128 in G. Evink, P. Garrett, and D. Zeigler, eds. Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Wildlife Ecology and Transportation, September 13-16, 1999. Missoula, Montana.

Means, D. Bruce. 1999. Salamanders of Eglin Air Force Base: Towards a long-term monitoring program. Final Report to the Natural Resources Branch at Jackson Guard, Eglin AFB, for contract No. F0865197M5602. 126 pages. March 1999.

Means, D. Bruce. 1998. Amphibians and reptiles of Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve, The Nature Conservancy. Final Report to The Nature Conservancy. 25 pages. December 1998.

Means, D. Bruce and R. C. Means. 1998. Distribution of the striped newt (Notophthalmus perstriatus) and gopher frog (Rana capito) in the Munson Sand Hills of the Florida panhandle. Final report to the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Jackson, MS, for Order No. 43910-5-0077. April 1998. 42 pages.

Means, D. Bruce and R. C. Means. 1998. Red Hills Survey for breeding pond habitat of the flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum), gopher frog (Rana capito), and striped newt (Notophthalmus perstriatus) in the Tallahassee Red Hills of Leon, Gadsden, and Jefferson counties, Florida, and the Tifton Uplands of Thomas and Grady counties, Georgia. Final report to the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Jackson, MS, for Order No. 43910-5-0091. 23 pages. April 1998. (By D. B. Means and R. C. Means.)

Means, D. Bruce. 1997. Saving species on our National Forests: Case studies from the Southern Region. Report under contract with the Defenders of Wildlife, Washington, D. C. 40 pages. October 1997.

Means, D. Bruce. 1997. Natural history of Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize. Bull Run Overseas, Ltd., Benque Viejo del Carmen, Belize. 94 pages.

Means, D. Bruce and R. C. Means. 1997. Use of a temporary pond by amphibians and reptiles in the Munson Sandhills of the Apalachicola National Forest with special emphasis on the striped newt and gopher frog, Year 2: September 1996 – September 1997. Final report under contract with the U. S. Forest Service, National Forests in Florida, Tallahassee, FL, 23 pages. September 1997.

Means, D. Bruce. 1996. Longleaf pine forest: Importance to biodiversity. Pages 12-14 in John S. Kush, ed. Proceedings of the Conference on Longleaf Pine Forest Management by Private Landowners, Mobile, AL.

Means, D. Bruce. 1996. A preliminary consideration of highway impacts on herpetofauna inhabiting small isolated wetlands in the southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain. Pages 1-11 in G. L. Evink, P. Garrett, D. Zeigler, and J. Berry, eds. Trends in addressing transportation related wildlife mortality. Proceedings of the Transportation Related Wildlife Mortality Seminar, 30 April-2 May, 1996, Orlando, FL. Florida Department of Transportation, Tallahassee, FL.

Means, D. Bruce and D. Printiss. 1996. Larval life cycle of the striped newt, Notophthalmus perstriatus, on the Apalachicola National Forest, Florida. Report under contract with the U. S. Forest Service, National Forests in Florida, Tallahassee, FL, 30 pages.

Means, D. Bruce and D. J. Printiss. 1996. Use of a temporary pond by amphibians and reptiles in the Munson Sandhills of the Apalachicola National Forest with special emphasis on the striped newt and gopher frog, Year 1: September 1995 – September 1996. Final report under contract with the U. S. Forest Service, National Forests in Florida, Tallahassee, FL, 38 pages. September 1996.

Printiss, D. J. and D. B. Means. 1996. Distribution of the flatwoods salamander, Ambystoma cingulatum, on the Osceola National Forest, Florida. Report under contract with the U.S. Forest Service, National Forests in Florida, Tallahassee, FL. 1996.

Swanson, Helge R. and D. B. Means 1996. Miccosukee Road Greenway: An environmentally sensitive areas analysis. Report under contract with Trust for Public Lands, Tallahassee, FL, 9 pages.

Means, D. Bruce. 1995. Longleaf pine forest, going, going…. Page 40-41 in Eastern Old-growth Forests Symposium of the 22nd Annual Natural Areas Conference, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR. 25-30 October.

Means, D. Bruce. 1995. The value of tree bases and stumpholes as habitat for wildlife. Page 41 in the 22nd Annual Natural Areas Conference, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR. 25-30 October.

Means, D. Bruce. 1995. Amphibians and reptiles of Torreya State Park (with special emphasis on the Rock Creek Tract). Report under contract with Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 70 pages.

Means, D. Bruce. 1995. Element Stewardship Abstract: Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake. Report under contract with The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Chapel Hill, N. C. 11 pages.

Means, D. Bruce. 1995. Conservation Strategy for Endangered Florida torreya, Torreya taxifolia. Report under contract with The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Chapel Hill, N. C. 8 pages.

Means, D. Bruce. 1995. Conservation Strategy for Endangered Chapman’s rhododendron, Rhododendron chapmanii. Report under contract with The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Chapel Hill, N. C. 11 pages.

Means, D. Bruce. 1995. Conservation Strategy for Threatened Godfrey’s butterwort, Pinguicula ionantha. Report under contract with The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Chapel Hill, N. C. 10 pages.

Means, D. Bruce. 1995. Conservation Strategy for Threatened Miccosukee gooseberry, Ribes echinellum. Report under contract with The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Chapel Hill, N. C. 8 pages.

Means, D. Bruce. 1995. Conservation Strategy for Threatened Florida skullcap, Scutellaria floridana. Report under contract with The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Chapel Hill, N. C. 10 pages.

Means, D. Bruce. 1995. Fire ecology of the Guayana Region, northeastern South America. Pages 61-77 in Susan I. Cerulean and R. Todd Engstrom, eds. Fire in wetlands: a management perspective. Proceedings of the Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference No. 19. Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, FL.

Means, D. Bruce. 1995. Diel, seasonal, and spatial activity patterns of the eastern diamondback rattlesnake in the center of its range. 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.

Means, D. Bruce. 1995. Management of populations of the eastern diamondback rattlesnake. 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.

Martin, W. H. and D. Bruce Means. 1995. Distribution of the eastern diamondback rattlesnake. 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.

Means, D. Bruce. 1994. Coastal Plains ecosystems as influenced by settlement and urban development. Symposium on urban runoff, December 12-13, Florida State University and City of Tallahassee, FL.

Means, D. Bruce. 1994. Handbook for guides, Billie Swamp Safari; Ecology of Big Cypress Region of South Florida. Report under contract with the Seminole Nation, 56 pages.

Means, D. Bruce. T. E. Ostertag, & D. Printiss. 1994. Florida populations of the striped newt, Notophthalmus perstriatus, west of the Suwannee River. Contributions to life history, ecology, and distribution. I. Report under contract with the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Jackson, MS, 57 pages.

Means, D. Bruce, T. E. Ostertag, & D. Printiss. 1994. Distribution, habitat ecology, and management of the striped newt, Notophthalmus perstriatus, in the Apalachicola National Forest, Florida. Report under contract with the U. S. Forest Service, National Forests in Florida, Tallahassee, FL, 30 pages.

Means, D. Bruce. 1993. National Forests in Florida, a fact sheet/white paper. Report under contract with The Nature Conservancy, 58 pages. 1993.

Means, D. Bruce. 1993. Environmental survey of Tyndall Air Force Base, Bay County, Florida. Report under contract with Florida Natural Areas Inventory, The Nature Conservancy. 153 pages.

Means, D. Bruce. 1992. Potential Sites for Native and High Quality Successional Forest in the City of Tallahassee and Leon County, Florida. Report under subcontract on City of Tallahassee contract to Tall Timbers Research Station & Dr. Sharon Hermann, 29 pages.

Means, D. Bruce. 1992. Evaluation of the Effects of Large-scale Disturbance on Gulf Coastal Wetlands: Assessment of the Impacts of Hurricanes and Fires on Vegetation Dynamics of the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. Report under subcontract on U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service grant to Dr. William Platt, 25 pages.

Means, D. Bruce. 1992. Contributions toward an Ecological Characterization of the Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize, Central America. Report under contract with Mt. Pleasant, Ltd., Hidden Valley Inn. 203 pages.

Means, D. Bruce. 1990. Published comments as a member of the discussion panel on Silvicultural effects on groundcover plant communities in longleaf pine forests. The Longleaf Pine Ecosystem: Ecology, Restoration and Management. Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference, Tallahassee, Florida.

Means, D. Bruce. 1989. Comments of the Coastal Plains Institute submitted to the Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy of the Committee on Agriculture, United States House of Representatives, 15 November 1989. Pages 195-225 in National Forest Management; Serial #101-42:195-225. Washington, D. C.

Means, D. Bruce and David S. Martin. 1989. Mating phenologies in the genus Crotalus: evidence and implications. Invited paper for The Biology of Pitvipers Symposium, University of Texas at Arlington, 17-19 November 1989.

Means, D. Bruce. 1988. An ecological characterization of the Florida Panhandle. Report under contract with Florida Department of Environmental Regulation and U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. U.S. Fish Wild. Serv. Biol. Rept. 88(12), 277 pages.

Means, D. Bruce. 1988. Ordinary High Water Primer (A Review of the Scientific and Legal Basis for OHWL Determination). Volume A. First Ed. Report under Contract No. C5171 with Florida Department of Natural Resources, 192 pages.

Means, D. Bruce. 1988. Ordinary High Water Workbook. (A Manual to Guide the Surveyor in Establishing the Ordinary High Water Line on Non-tidal Sovereign Lands). Volume B. First Ed. Report under Contract No. C5171 with Florida Department of Natural Resources, 94 pages.

Means, D. Bruce. 1988. Management recommendations for the gopher tortoise in longleaf pine ecosystems. Pp. 41-56 in C. K. Dodd, Jr. (ed.). Gopher tortoise habitat management: strategies and options. Proc. 6th Ann. Mtg. Gopher Tortoise Council, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville. 58 pp.

Means, D. Bruce. 1988. Published comments as a member of summation panel for symposium entitled, “Wiregrass biology and management: Maintaining groundcover integrity in longleaf pine ecosystems.” Co-sponsored by Coastal Plains Institute, Gopher Tortoise Council, Natural Areas Association, and KBN Engineering, Valdosta State College, October 13, 1988.

Wolfe, S. H., J. A. Reidenauer, and D. B. Means. 1988. An ecological characterization of the Florida panhandle. U. S. Fish & Wildife Service Biological Report 88(12):1-277.

Means, D. Bruce. 1987. Impact of current forestry practices on national forests in Florida. Report under contract with The Wilderness Society, 59 pages.

Means, D. Bruce. 1987. A brief history of OHWL determinations in Florida and listing of pertinent literature. In David Gibson (ed.). Development of Procedural Methodology to Enable Florida Land Surveyors to Determine the Ordinary High Water Line Boundary of Sovereign Lands. Final report under contract to Florida Institute of Government, Star Project 86-043, 340 pages.

Means, D. Bruce. 1987. The application of hydrology to the determination of the ordinary high water line. In David Gibson (ed.), Development of procedural methodology to enable Florida land surveyors to determine the ordinary high water line boundary of sovereign lands. Final report under contract to Florida Institute of Government, Star Project 86-043, 340 pages.

Means, D. Bruce. 1986. Life History and Ecology of the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake. Report under contract with Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, project number GFC-84-13, 331 pages.

Means, D. Bruce. 1986. Ecological Reasons for an Appeal of Forest Service Proposed Management Plan for Florida National Forests. Report under contract with the National Wildlife Federation, 23 pages.

Means, D. Bruce. 1986. The Status of the Indigo Snake. Report under contract with Tidewater II Properties, Okaloosa-Walton counties, Florida, 9 pages.

Means, D. Bruce. 1986. Threatened pine barrens treefrog, Hyla andersonii Baird, pages 29-30; Threatened dusky gopher frog, Rana areolata sevosa Goin and Netting, pages 30-31; Species of special concern flatwoods salamander, Ambystoma cingulatum Cope, pages 42-43; Species of special concern eastern diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus Beauvois, pages 48-49; Poorly known one-toed amphiuma, Amphiuma pholeter Neill, pages 56-57; Poorly known southern dusky salamander, Desmognathus auriculatus (Holbrook), pages 58-59; Poorly known Guld Coast mud salamander, Pseudotriton montanus flavissimus Hallowell, page 62; Poorly known Southern red salamander, Pseudotriton ruber vioscai Bishop, pages 62-63 in Robert H. Mount, editor. Vertebrate animals of Alabama in need of special attention. Proceedings of the First Alabama Non-Game Conference, 15-16 July 1983, Auburn University, Alabama, i-xiv, 1-124.

Means, D. Bruce. 1986. Developing a Methodology for Surveying the Ordinary High Water Line: Is It Feasible? Report under contract with the Florida Department of Natural Resources, 128 pages.

Means, D. Bruce. 1986. Keynote address: John Muir’s walk through the Southeast–one hundred seventeen years later. Pp. 1-3 in D. R. Jackson and R. J. Bryant (eds.). The gopher tortoise and its community. Proc. 5th Ann. Mtg., Gopher Tortoise Council, Gainesville, Florida. pp. i-vii, 1-93.

Means, D. Bruce. 1986. Alligator, Blacksnake, Coral Snake, Crocodile, Garter Snake, Rattlesnake, Water Moccasin, King Snake, Terrapin: Accounts in World Book Encyclopedia, 7th ed.

Means, D. Bruce. 1985. Ecological Critique of the Proposed Management Plan for Florida National Forests. Report under contract with the National Wildlife Federation, 31 pages.

Means, D. Bruce. 1984. Survey of beech-magnolia forests of north Florida. Report under contract with The Nature Conservancy, 66 pages.

Books and Book Chapters

Means, D. Bruce. 2019. Desmognathus apalachicolae. Pages 88-90 in K. L. Krysko, K. M. Enge, and P. E. Moler (eds). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Florida. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, FL, USA.

Means, D. Bruce. 2019. Desmognathus auriculatus. Pages 90-92 in K. L. Krysko, K. M. Enge, and P. E. Moler (eds). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Florida. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, FL, USA.

Means, D. Bruce. 2019. Desmognathus cf. conanti. Pages 92-94 in K. L. Krysko, K. M. Enge, and P. E. Moler (eds). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Florida. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, FL, USA.

Means, D. Bruce. 2019. Desmognathus monticola. Pages 94-97 in K. L. Krysko, K. M. Enge, and P. E. Moler (eds). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Florida. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, FL, USA.

Means, D. Bruce. 2019. Eurycea hillisi. Pages 100-101 in K. L. Krysko, K. M. Enge, and P. E. Moler (eds). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Florida. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, FL, USA.

Means, D. Bruce. 2019. Eurycea quadridigitata. Pages 101-103 in K. L. Krysko, K. M. Enge, and P. E. Moler (eds). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Florida. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, FL, USA.

Means, D. Bruce. 2019. Eurycea sphagnicola. Pages 104-105 in K. L. Krysko, K. M. Enge, and P. E. Moler (eds). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Florida. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, FL, USA.

Means, D. Bruce. 2019. Crotalus adamanteus. Pages __-__ in K. L. Krysko, K. M. Enge, and P. E. Moler (eds). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Florida. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, FL, USA.

Means, D. Bruce and M. G. Aresco. 2019. Amphiuma pholeter. Pages 86-87 in K. L. Krysko, K. M. Enge, and P. E. Moler (eds). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Florida. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, FL, USA.

Means, D. Bruce. 2017. DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH, Natural history of the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake. Tall Timbers Research Station Miscellaneous Publication No. 20, Tallahassee, FL. A book on the natural history of the eastern diamondback rattlesnake based on the author’s eight-year radiotelemetry study of a free-ranging population.

Valentine, James and D. Bruce Means. 2015. FLORIDA’S MAGNIFICENT WATER. Volume 1 in Magnificent Florida Series. Pineapple Press, Sarasota, FL. 64 pp.

Valentine, James and D. Bruce Means. 2015. FLORIDA’S MAGNIFICENT LAND. Volume 2 in Magnificent Florida Series. Pineapple Press, Sarasota, FL. 64 pp.

Valentine, James and D. Bruce Means. 2015. FLORIDA’S MAGNIFICENT COAST. Volume 3 in Magnificent Florida Series. Pineapple Press, Sarasota, FL. 64 pp.

Whitney, Ellie, D. Bruce Means, and Anne Rudloe. 2014. FLORIDA’S UPLANDS, Volume 1 in Florida’s Natural Ecosystems and Native Species Series. Pineapple Press, Sarasota, FL. 166 pp.

Whitney, Ellie, D. Bruce Means, and Anne Rudloe. 2014. FLORIDA’S WETLANDS, Volume 2 in Florida’s Natural Ecosystems and Native Species Series. Pineapple Press, Sarasota, FL 142 pp.

Whitney, Ellie and D. Bruce Means, and Anne Rudloe. 2014. FLORIDA’S WATERS, Volume 3 in Florida’s Natural Ecosystems and Native Species Series. Pineapple Press, Sarasota, FL 166 pp.

Means, D. Bruce. 2008. STALKING THE PLUMED SERPENT and Other Adventures in Herpetology. A book featuring Means’s firsthand research and adventure experiences with snakes, frogs, salamanders, earthworms and other things that go bump in the night. Foreward by E. O. Wilson. Pineapple Press, Sarasota, FL. i-xi, 238 pp.

Means, D. Bruce. 2008. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus). Pages 430-432 in J. B. Jensen, C. Camnp, W. Gibbons, and M. Elliott, eds. Amphibians and Reptiles of Georgia. University of Georgia Press, Athens, Georgia. 575 pp.

Means, D. Bruce. 2008. One-toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma pholeter). Pages 151-153 in J. B. Jensen, C. Camnp, W. Gibbons, and M. Elliott, eds. Amphibians and Reptiles of Georgia. University of Georgia Press, Athens, Georgia. 575 pp.

Means, D. Bruce. 2008. Apalachicola Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus apalachicolae). Pages 163-165 in J. B. Jensen, C. Camp, W. Gibbons, and M. Elliott, eds. Amphibians and Reptiles of Georgia. University of Georgia Press, Athens, Georgia. 575 pp.

Means, D. Bruce. 2008. Southern Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus auriculatus). Pages 166-168 in J. B. Jensen, C. Camnp, W. Gibbons, and M. Elliott, eds. Amphibians and Reptiles of Georgia. University of Georgia Press, Athens, Georgia. 575 pp.

Means, D. Bruce. 2008. Dwarf Salamanders (Eurycea quadridigitata complex). Pages 198-201 in J. B. Jensen, C. Camp, W. Gibbons, and M. Elliott, eds. Amphibians and Reptiles of Georgia. University of Georgia Press, Athens, Georgia. 575 pp.

Means, D. Bruce. 2008. Georgia Blind Salamander (Haideotriton wallacei). Pages 208-210 in J. B. Jensen, C. Camnp, W. Gibbons, and M. Elliott, eds. Amphibians and Reptiles of Georgia. University of Georgia Press, Athens, Georgia. 575 pp.

Krysko, Kenneth L. and D. Bruce Means. 2008. Mole Kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata). Pages 359-360 in J. B. Jensen, C. Camnp, W. Gibbons, and M. Elliott, eds. Amphibians and Reptiles of Georgia. University of Georgia Press, Athens, Georgia. 575 pp.

Means, D. Bruce. 2007. Turtle. World Book Encyclopedia, Vol. T. pp. 520-524.

Means, D. Bruce. 2007. Sea Turtle. World Book Encyclopedia, Vol. S.

Means, D. Bruce. 2007. Caiman. World Book Encyclopedia, Vol. C.

Means, D. Bruce. 2007. Pages 61-65 in J. Ray (ed.). Moody Forest. Wildfire Press, Baxley, GA.

Valentine, James and D. Bruce Means. 2006. FLORIDA, Magnificent Wilderness. Pineapple Press, Sarasota, FL. 145 pp. A large-format photography book about Florida’s state parks and public lands.

Means, D. Bruce. 2006. Chapter 6. Vertebrate faunal diversity in longleaf pine savannas. Pages 155-213 in S. Jose, E. Jokela, and D. Miller, eds. Longleaf Pine Ecosystems: Ecology, Management, and Restoration. Springer, New York. xii + 438 pp.

Means, D. Bruce. 2006. Lizard. World Book Encyclopedia, Vol. L. pp. 399-401.

Means, D. Bruce. 2006. Chameleon. World Book Encyclopedia, Vol. C. pp. 372.

Means, D. Bruce. 2005. Rattlesnake. World Book Encyclopedia, Vol. R.

Means, D. Bruce. 2005. Crocodile. World Book Encyclopedia, Vol. C.

Means, D. Bruce. 2005. Hyla andersonii. Pages 445-447 in Michael Lanoo, ed. Amphibian declines: The conservation status of United States species. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA.

Means, D. Bruce. 2005. Amphiuma pholeter. Pages 645-646 in Michael Lanoo, ed. Amphibian declines: The conservation status of United States species. University of California Press, Berkeley.

Means, D. Bruce. 2005. Desmognathus apalachicolae. Pages 698-699 in Michael Lanoo, ed. Amphibian declines: The conservation status of United States species. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA.

Means, D. Bruce. 2005. Desmognathus auriculatus. Pages 700-701 in Michael Lanoo, ed. Amphibian declines: The conservation status of United States species. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA.

Means, D. Bruce. 2005. Desmognathus brimleyorum. Pages 701-703 in Michael Lanoo, ed. Amphibian declines: The conservation status of United States species. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA.

Means, D. Bruce. 2005. Desmognathus conanti. Pages 705-706 in Michael Lanoo, ed. Amphibian declines: The conservation status of United States species. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA.

Means, D. Bruce. 2005. Desmognathus fuscus. Pages 708-710 in Michael Lanoo, ed. Amphibian declines: The conservation status of United States species. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA.

Means, D. Bruce. 2005. Haideotriton wallacei. Pages 779-780 in Michael Lanoo, ed. Amphibian declines: The conservation status of United States species. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA.

Means, D. Bruce. 2005. The value of dead tree bases and stumpholes as habitat for wildlife. Chapter 9. Pages 74-78 in W. Meshaka and K. Babbitt, eds. Status and conservation of Florida amphibians and reptiles. Krieger Press, Melbourne, Florida.

Means, D. Bruce and Ryan C. Means. 2005. Chapter 7. Effects of sand pine silviculture on pond-breeding amphibians in the Woodville Karst Plain of north Florida. Pages 56-61 in W. Meshaka and K. Babbitt, eds. Status and conservation of Florida amphibians and reptiles. Krieger Press, Melbourne, Florida.

Means, D. Bruce. 2005. Chapter 21. Pine silviculture. Pages 139-145 in Michael Lanoo, ed. Amphibian declines: The conservation status of United States species. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA.

Means, R.C. and L.R. Franz. 2005. Herpetofauna of impacted wetlands in east Florida: a pre-augmentation assessment. Pages 23-31 in W. Meshaka and K. Babbitt (eds.) Status and Conservation of Florida Amphibians and Reptiles. Krieger Press.

Dodd, C. K., Jr., S. A. Johnson, D. Bruce Means. 2005. Notophthalmus perstriatus. Pages 887-889 in Michael Lanoo, ed. Amphibian declines: The conservation status of United States species. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA.

Whitney, Ellie, D. Bruce Means, and Ann R. Rudloe. 2004. PRICELESS FLORIDA: Natural Ecosystems and Native Species. i-viii + 423 pp. Pineapple Press, Sarasota, FL. A book about the ecology of Florida from the Gulf of Mexico’s abyssal plain to the highest, driest, longleaf pine/turkey oak sandhills.

Palis, John G. and D. Bruce Means. 2005. Ambystoma cingulatum. Pages 608-609 in Michael Lanoo, ed. Amphibian declines: The conservation status of United States species. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA.

Bailey, Mark A. and D. Bruce Means. 2004. Gopher Frog, Rana capito Le Conte and Mississippi Gopher Frog, Rana sevosa Goin and Netting. Pages 15-17 in R. E. Mirarchi, M. A. Bailey, T. M. Haggerty, and T. L. Best, eds. Alabama Wildlife. Vol. 3. Imperiled amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Bailey, Mark A. and D. Bruce Means. 2004. Red Hills Salamander, Phaeognathus hubrichti Highton. Pages 34-36 in R. E. Mirarchi, M. A. Bailey, T. M. Haggerty, and T. L. Best, eds. Alabama Wildlife. Vol. 3. Imperiled amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Means, D. Bruce. 2004. Flatwoods salamander, Ambystoma cingulatum (Cope). Pages 19-20 in R. E. Mirarchi, M. A. Bailey, T. M. Haggerty, and T. L. Best, eds. Alabama Wildlife. Vol. 3. Imperiled amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Means, D. Bruce. 2004. Southern Dusky Salamander, Desmognathus auriculatus (Holbrook). Pages 22-23 in R. E. Mirarchi, M. A. Bailey, T. M. Haggerty, and T. L. Best, eds. Alabama Wildlife. Vol. 3. Imperiled amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Means, D. Bruce. 2004. Pine Barrens Treefrog, Hyla andersonii Baird. Pages 25-26 in R. E. Mirarchi, M. A. Bailey, T. M. Haggerty, and T. L. Best, eds. Alabama Wildlife. Vol. 3. Imperiled amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Means, D. Bruce. 2004. One-toed Amphiuma, Amphiuma pholeter Neill. Pages 28-29 in R. E. Mirarchi, M. A. Bailey, T. M. Haggerty, and T. L. Best, eds. Alabama Wildlife. Vol. 3. Imperiled amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Means, D. Bruce. 2004. Coal Skink, Eumeces anthracinus (Baird). Pages 58-59 in R. E. Mirarchi, M. A. Bailey, T. M. Haggerty, and T. L. Best, eds. Alabama Wildlife. Vol. 3. Imperiled amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Means, D. Bruce. 2004. Eastern Kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula getula Linnaeus. Pages 65-66 in R. E. Mirarchi, M. A. Bailey, T. M. Haggerty, and T. L. Best, eds. Alabama Wildlife. Vol. 3. Imperiled amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Means, D. Bruce. 2004. Florida Pine Snake, Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus (Barbour). Pages 69-70 in R. E. Mirarchi, M. A. Bailey, T. M. Haggerty, and T. L. Best, eds. Alabama Wildlife. Vol. 3. Imperiled amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Means, D. Bruce. 2004. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus Beauvois. Pages 73-74 in R. E. Mirarchi, M. A. Bailey, T. M. Haggerty, and T. L. Best, eds. Alabama Wildlife. Vol. 3. Imperiled amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Means, D. Bruce. 2004. Ghosts of the Red Hills. Chapter 7. Pages 89-99 in Susan Cerulean, Janisse Ray, and Laura Newton (eds.). Between Two Rivers. Red Hills Writers Project, Tallahassee, FL.

Means, D. Bruce. 2001. Reptile. World Book Encyclopedia, Vol. R:250-253.

Means, D. Bruce. 2001. Amphisbaenian. World Book Encyclopedia.

Means, D. Bruce. 2000. Chapter 14. Southeastern U. S. Coastal Plain habitats of the Plethodontidae: the importance of relief, ravines, and seepage. Pages 287-302 in R. C. Bruce, R. J. Jaeger, and L. D. Houck, eds. The Biology of Plethodontid Salamanders. Plenum Publ. Corp., N. Y.

Means, D. Bruce. 1996. Chapter 15. Longleaf pine forest, going, going…. Pages 210-229 in Mary Byrd Davis, ed. Eastern old-growth forest: Prospects for rediscovery and recovery. Island Press, Washington, D. C.

Steven P. Christman and D. Bruce Means. 1992. Rare Striped Newt. Pages 62-65 in Paul E. Moler, ed. Rare and endangered biota of Florida. Volume III. Amphibians and Reptiles. University Presses of Florida, Gainesville.

Means, D. Bruce. 1992. Rare Pine Barrens Tree Frog, pages 20-25; Rare One-toed Amphiuma, pages 34-38; Rare Seal Salamander, pages 44-48; Rare Georgia Blind Salamander, pages 49-53; Rare Four-toed Salamander, pages 54-57; Rare Southern Coal Skink, pages 219-222; Rare Mole Snake, pages 227-231; Rare Eastern Common Kingsnake, pages 232-236; Rare Southern Copperhead, pages 242-246. In Paul E. Moler, ed. Rare and endangered biota of Florida. Volume III. Amphibians and Reptiles. University Presses of Florida, Gainesville.

Means, D. Bruce and Steven P. Christman. 1992. Rare Carpenter Frog. Pages 26-29 in Paul E. Moler, ed. Rare and endangered biota of Florida. Volume III. Amphibians and Reptiles. University Presses of Florida, Gainesville.

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

Means, D. Bruce and Margaret Gunzburger Aresco. 2020. Natural history of one-toed amphiuma (Amphiuma pholeter). Herpetological Conservation and Biology 15(2): 666-674.

Kok, Philippe J. R, Valerio G. Russo, Sebastian Ratz, D. Bruce Means, Ross D. MacCulloch, Amy Lathrop, Fabien Aubret, and Franky Bossuyt. 2016. Evolution in the South American “Lost World”: Insights from multilocus phylogeography of stefanias (Anura, Hemiphractidae, Stefania). Journal of Biogeography 44(1):170-181.

Means, D. Bruce. Desmognathus apalachicolae (Apalachicola Dusky Salamander) and Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix (Southern Copperhead). Prey/Predator. 2016. Herpetological Review 47(1):100.

Kok, Philippe J. R., Sebastian Ratz, Marco Tegelaar, D. Bruce Means, Fabien Aubret, and Franky Bossuyt. 2015. Out of taxonomic limbo: A name for the species of Tepuihyla (Anura: Hylidae) from the Chimantá Massif, Pantepui region, northern South America. Salamandra, German Journal of Herpetology 51(4):283-314.

Noss, Reed, William J. Platt, Bruce Sorrie, Alan Weakley, D. Bruce Means, Jennifer Costanza, and Robert Peet. 2014. How global biodiversity hotspots may go unrecognized: Lessons from the North American Coastal Plain. Diversity and Distributions 1-9, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Jungfer, K., J. Faivovich, D. B. Means, et al. 2013. Systematics of an Amazonian puzzle: A phylogenetic analysis of spiny-backed treefrogs (Osteocephalus) reveals its paraphyly and a high number of cryptic species (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae). Zoologica Scripta 1-30, 1-68 (Supplementary information.)

Kok, Philippe J. R. and D. Bruce Means. 2013. First record of the genus Anadia (Reptilia, Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from Guyana based on an enigmatic specimen from Mount Kopinang, Wokomung Massif. Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi. Ciencias Naturais 8(1):27-39.

Kok, Philippe J. R., Bert Willaert, and D. Bruce Means. 2013. A new diagnosis and description of Anomaloglossus roraima (La Marca, 1998) (Anura: Aromobatidae: Anomaloglossinae), with description of its tadpole and call. South American Journal of Herpetology 8(1):1-17.

Kok, Philippe J. R., Ross D. MacCulloch, D. Bruce Means, K. Roelants, I. Van Bocxlaer, and Franky Bossuyt. 2012. Low genetic diversity in tepui summit vertebrates. Current Biology 22:589-590, with supplementary material at doi:10.1016/j.cub.2012.06.034.

Kok, Philippe J. R., Ross D. MacCulloch, D. Bruce Means, K. Roelants, I. Van Bocxlaer, and Franky Bossuyt. 2012. Unlocking the secrets of a Lost World. Science 337:1020.

Means, D. Bruce. 2012. Tijd om de ratelslangenround-ups te stoppen: De ecologische gevolgen van een lange traditie. Litteratura Serpentium 32(4):187-194.

Means, D. Bruce. 2012. De diamantratelslang, Zachtaardige reus onder de ratelslangen. Litteratura Serpentium 32(4):195-200.

Brown, Donald J., John T. Baccus, D. Bruce Means, and Michael R. J. Forstner. 2011. Potential positive effects of fire on juvenile amphibians in a Southern USA pine forest. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 2(2):135-145.

Kok, Philippe J. R., D. Bruce Means, and Franky Bossuyt. 2011. A new highland species of Pristimantis Jiménez de la Espada, 1871 (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Pantepui Region, northern South America. Zootaxa 2934:1-19.

Means, D. Bruce. 2010. Ophidism in the Green Palmsnake, Philodryas viridissimus. Wilderness and Environmental Medicine 21:46-49.

Means, D. Bruce, Kenneth R. Sims, and Kenneth L. Krysko. 2010. Geographic Distribution. Drymarchon couperi. Herpetological Review 41(3):380.

Magalhães, Célio, Michael Türkay, and D. Bruce Means. 2009. The status of Kunziana Pretzmann, 1971 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Pseudothelphusidae), with a redescription of the holotype of K. irengis Pretzmann, 1971. Zootaxa 2276:40-48.

Means, D. Bruce. 2009. Effects of rattlesnake roundups on the eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus). Herpetological Conservation Biology 4(2):132-141.

Stapleton, S. P., K. J. Sash, D. B. Means, W. E. Palmer, and J. P. Carroll. 2008. Eastern kingsnake (Lampropeltis g. getula) population decline in North Florida and South Georgia. Herpetological Review 39(1):33-35.

Means, D. Bruce, Ryan. C. Means, and Rebecca P. M. Means. 2008. Geographic Distribution. Anolis sagrei. Herpetological Review 39(3):366.

Means, D. Bruce, William E. Duellman, and Valerie C. Clark. 2008. Ovipositing behavior in the egg-brooding frog Stefania ayangannae (Hemiphractidae). Phyllomedusa 7(2):143-148.

Means, D. Bruce. 2007. Geographic distribution. Atractus zidoki. Herpetological Review 38(4):484-485.

Means, D. Bruce and Jay M. Savage. 2007. Three new malodorous rainfrogs of the genus Pristimantis (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from the Wokomung Massif in west-central Guyana, South America. Zootaxa (1658):39-55.

Means, D. Bruce and Joseph Travis. 2007. Declines in ravine-inhabiting dusky salamanders of the southeastern US Coastal Plain. Southeastern Naturalist 6(1):83-96.

Means, D. Bruce and Michelle Kalamandeen. 2007. Geographic distribution. Oxyrhopus melanogenys. Herpetological Review 38(1):105.

Means, D. Bruce and Stephen Richter. 2007. Genetic verification of possible gigantism in a southern toad, Bufo terrestris. Herpetological Review 38(3):297-298.

Balsille, J.; J.S. Dunbar; G.H. Means; and R. C. Means. 2006. Geoarchaeological consideration of the Ryan-Harley Site (8JE1004) in the Wacissa River North Florida. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL.

Grant, T., D. R. Frost, J. P. Caldwell, R. Gagliardo, C. F. B. Haddad, P. J. R. Kok, D. B. Means, B. P. Noonan, W. Schargel, and W. C. Wheeler. 2006. Phylogenetic systematics of dart-poison frogs and their relatives (Anura: Athesphatanura: Dendrobatidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 299: 1-262.

Means, D. Bruce. 2004. Geographic distribution: Ambystoma tigrunum. Herpetological Review 35(4):402-403.

Means, D. Bruce. 2004. Geographic distribution: Bothriopsis taeniata. Herpetological Review 35(4):410.

Means, D. Bruce, C. K. Dodd, Jr., S. A. Johnson, and J. G. Palis. 2004. Amphibians and fire in longleaf pine ecosystems. Conservation Biology 18(3):1149-1153.

Means, D. Bruce. 2004. Natural history notes: Rana capito (Florida Gopher Frog) defensive behavior. Herpetological Review 35(2):163-164.

Means, D. Bruce. 2003. Notes on the reproductive biology of the Alabama Red Hills Salamander (Phaeognathus hubrichti). Contemporary Herpetology2003(3). http://www.cnah.org/ch/ch/2003/3/index.htm

Means, D. Bruce. 2003. Churning the Food Chain: Frogs are food for bats in Central America, but frogs turn predator in Australia. Bats 21(4):5-7.

Means, D. Bruce and Guy H. Means. 2002. Geographic Distribution: Pseudobranchus striatus. Herpetol. Rev. 33(4):316.

Means, D. Bruce and K. L. Krysko. 2001. Biogeography and pattern variation in the Kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula, across the Apalachicola Region of Florida. Contemporary Herpetology 2001(5):1-33. http://www.calacademy.org/research/herpetology/ch/ch/2001/5/index.htm

Johnson, S. A. and R. C. Means. 2000. Reproduction: Hyla squirella (Squirrel Tree Frog). Herpetological Review 31(2): 100.

Martin, W. H. and D. Bruce Means. 2000. Geographic distribution and habitat relationships of the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus. Herpetological Natural History 7(1):9-35.

Krysko, K. L. and R. C. Means. 1999. Geographic distribution: Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma (Rainbow Snake). Herpetological Review 30(4): 235.

Means, D. Bruce, and Anne Harvey. 1999. Barbour’s map turtle in the diet of nesting bald eagles. Florida Field Naturalist 27(1):14-16.

Means, R. C. 1999. Geographic distribution: Hemidactylus turcicus (Mediterranean Gecko). Herpetological Review 30(1): 52.

Means, D. Bruce. 1998. Geographic distribution: Ambystoma cingulatum. SSAR Herpetological Review 29(1):47.

Means, D. Bruce. 1998. Geographic distribution: Lampropeltis getula. SSAR Herpetological Review 29(2):113.

Means, D. Bruce. 1998. Geographic distribution: Agksistodon contortrix contortrix. SSAR Herpetological Review 29(3):175.

Means, D. Bruce. 1998. Review of Snakes in Question: The Smithsonian Answer Book by Carl H. Ernst and George R. Zug. Copeia 1998(1):257-258.

Means, D. Bruce. and Steven P. Christman. 1998. Geographic distribution: Farancia abacura. SSAR Herpetological Review 29(3):177.

Means, D. Bruce. 1997. Wiregrass restoration: Probable shading effects in a slash pine plantation. Restoration and Management Notes 15(1):53-56

Means, D. Bruce and T. Lewis. 1997. Geographic distribution: Amphiuma means. SSAR Herpetological Review 28(1):47.

Means, D. Bruce, John G. Palis, and Mary Baggett. 1996. Effects of slash pine silviculture on a Florida population of flatwoods salamander. Conservation Biology 10(2):426-437.

Means, D. Bruce. 1996. Geographic distribution: Anolis sagrai. SSAR Herpetological Review 27(3):151-152.

Means, D. Bruce. 1996. Geographic distribution: Gekko gecko. SSAR Herpetological Review 27(3):152.

Means, D. Bruce. 1996. Geographic distribution: Hemidactylus turcicus. SSAR Herpetological Review 27(3):152.

Means, D. Bruce. 1996. Amphiuma pholeter. Catalogue of the American Amphibians and Reptiles 622.1-622.2.

Karlin, Alvan A. and D. Bruce Means. 1994. Genetic variation in the aquatic salamander genus Amphiuma. American Midland Naturalist 132(1):1-9.

Karlin, Alvan A., Sheldon I. Guttman, and D. Bruce Means. 1993. Population structure in the Ouachita Mountain Dusky Salamander, Desmognathus brimleyorum (Caudata: Plethodontidae). Southwestern Naturalist 38(1):36-42.

Means, D. Bruce. 1993. Desmognathus apalachicolae. Catalogue of the American Amphibians and Reptiles 556.1-556.2.

Means, D. Bruce. 1990. Geographic distribution: Anolis sagrei. SSAR Herpetological Review 21(4):96.

Means, D. Bruce. 1990. Geographic distribution: Hemidactylus turcicus. SSAR Herpetological Review 21(4):96.

Means, D. Bruce and Alvan A. Karlin. 1989. A new species of Desmognathus (Amphibia: Caudata: Plethodontidae) from the eastern Gulf Coastal Plain. Herpetologica 45(1):37-46.

Brown, Lauren E. and D. Bruce Means. 1984. Fossorial behavior and ecology of the chorus frog Pseudacris ornata. Amphibia-Reptilia 5:261-273.

Means, D. Bruce and Daniel I. Simberloff. 1987. The peninsula effect: habitat-correlated species decline in Florida’s herpetofauna. Journal of Biogeography 14(4):551-568.

Magazines and other Publications

Valentine, J. and D. Bruce Means. 2014. From Florida Magnificent Wilderness, State Lands, Parks, and Natural Areas. Portfolio, The Magazine of Lifestyles, Interest, and Leisure. January 2014:42-46.

Means, D. Bruce. 2010. Blocked-flight aggressive behavior in snakes. IRCF Reptiles and Amphibians 17(2):76-78.

Means, D. Bruce. 2010. Time to end rattlesnake roundups: the ecological impacts of a long tradition. The Wildlife Professional, Winter 2010:64-67.

Means, D. Bruce. 2009. Darwin’s Eureka Moment. Florida State University Research in Review. Summer 2009:40-43.

Means, D. Bruce. 2005. Mysterious Ice “Flowers.” American Gardener Magazine Jan/Feb:34-37.

Means, D. Bruce. 2005. Leviathan of Southern Rivers. FAUNA Magazine 5(4):18-23.

Means, D. Bruce. 2005. Steepheads: Florida’s Hidden Valleys. Tallahassee Magazine May/June:84-89, 122-123. Eight color photographs.

Means, D. Bruce. 2004. Nature’s hidden works of art. Tallahassee Magazine 26(1):81-85.

Means, D. Bruce. 2004. Blossoms of Ice. Natural History Magazine 113(1):36-37.

Means, D. Bruce. 2004. Walk Across Amazonas. South American Explorer 74:6-12.

Means, D. Bruce. 2004. Gluttons of Chappell. FAUNA 5(1):14-22.

Means, D. Bruce. 2004. The loathed Cottonmouth Moccasin: Is it aggressive? FAUNA 5(2):14-22.

Means, D. Bruce. 2004. What is it? Geographica Section, National Geographic Magazine 206(5):p.xxx.

Means, D.Bruce. 2004. Hard to Swallow. Half page article featuring a quarter page photograph of Green Treefrog eating Little Bent-wing Bat. WILD, the Canadian Wildlife Federation magazine for kids, Vol. 8(6):23.

Means, R. C. and G. H. Means. 2004. A new type of prehistoric bone fishhook from north Florida. The Amateur Archaeologist. Vol. 10.

Means, R. C. and G. H. Means. 2004. Discovery of the middle paleoindian Ryan-Harley site in the Wacissa River, North Florida. The Amateur Archaeologist. Vol. 10.

Means, D. Bruce. 2003. Crack of Doom. BBC Wildlife Magazine 21(3):52-55.

Means, D. Bruce. 2003. Where have all the gopher frogs gone? Science World 60(2):10-13, cover.

Means, D. Bruce. 2003. Kukenan. FAUNA 4(3):16-21.

Means, D. Bruce. 2003. Hunt for the Roughie. FAUNA 4(4):16-21.

Means, D. Bruce. 2002. Foreward in Miles Barton, Nigel Bean, Stephen Dunleavey, Ian Gray, and Adam White. Wild New World, The Wildlife of Ice Age North America. BBC Worldwide Ltd., London.

Means, D. Bruce. 2002. King Rattler: Eastern Diamondback. FAUNA 3(2):10-17.

Means, D. Bruce. 2001. Florida’s fabulous frogs. LEEFlet 72:1.

Means, D. Bruce. 2001. Just batty. International Wildlife 31(5):28-29.

Means, D. Bruce. 2001. Living on the Ledge. FAUNA 2(6):1-7.

Means, D. Bruce. 2000. This charming snake. BBC Wildlife Magazine 18(2):40-46.

Means, D. Bruce. 2000. Non-venomous snakes of Florida. Florida Wildlife 54(3):13-20.

Means, D. Bruce. 1999. Snake charmer. National Wildlife 37(2): 36-41.

Means, D. Bruce. 1999. Venomous snakes of Florida. Florida Wildlife 53(5):13-20, plus cover.

Means, D. Bruce. 1999. Desmognathus auriculatus. Catalogue of the American Amphibians and Reptiles:681.1-681.6.

Means, D. Bruce. 1999. Desmognathus brimleyorum. Catalogue of the American Amphibians and Reptiles:682.1-682.4.

Means, D. Bruce. 1998. One full-page color and two black and white photographs in article entitled “Snakebite!” by Carolee Boyles-Sprenkel. Florida Game and Fish 1998(1):44-51.

Means, D. Bruce. 1998. Vanishing natural heritage: Wet flats; Conservationist’s Notebook. The American Gardener 77(1):20-21.

Means, D. Bruce. 1998. Review of The Venomous Reptiles of Latin America by Jonathon A. Campbell and William W. Lamar. South American Explorer 51(Spring 1998):51-52.

Means, D. Bruce. 1998. Foreward. Pages x-xiii in Crescent Rivers by Todd Bertolaet. Florida University Presses, Gainesville.

Means, D. Bruce. 1995. Suwannee River in Okefenokee Swamp, 1 color photograph. Florida Wildlife 49(1):10.

Healey, Kevin. 1994. Map of Venezuela. International Travel Map Productions, Vancouver, B. C. Two color photographs including cover by D. B. Means.

Means, D. Bruce. 1994. Florida uplands. Florida Wildlife 48(3):9.

Means, D. Bruce. 1994. Florida scrub. Florida Wildlife 48(3):10-13. Text plus two color photographs.

Means, D. Bruce. 1994. Longleaf pine forests. Florida Wildlife 48(5):2-6. Text plus five color photographs.

Means, D. Bruce. 1994. Temperate hardwood forests. Florida Wildlife 48(6):20-23.

Means, D. Bruce. 1994. Venomous snakes of South America. League of Florida Herpetological Societies Newsletter, reprinted from South American Explorer. December 1994:15-21.

Means, D. Bruce. 1994. Diamonds in the rough. A “prepublication” of eight chapters from the forthcoming book, DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH. North Florida Journal, Vol. 2:1-28.

Means, D. Bruce. 1994. Second time around’s no charm. The League of Florida Herpetological Societies Newsletter, February: 21-27.

Means, D. Bruce. 1994. Venomous snakes of South America. South American Explorer 36:23-29. Text plus five photographs.

Means, D. Bruce. 1993. Rio Napo misadventure, Part II. South American Explorer 32:15-21. Text plus five photographs.

Means, D. Bruce. 1993. Sez who? Of waterfalls and boundary markers. South American Explorer 34:16-22. Text plus seven photographs, including cover in color.

Means, D. Bruce. 1993. Diamonds in the rough, Little St. Simons Island. The League of Florida Herpetological Societies Newsletter, October:17-24.

Means, D. Bruce. 1992. Rio Napo misadventure, Part I. South American Explorer 31:12-20. Text plus six photographs.

Means, D. Bruce. 1991. River bottomlands. Florida Wildlife 45(1):11-16. Text plus six color photographs.

Means, D. Bruce. 1991. Florida’s steepheads: Unique canyonlands. Florida Wildlife 45(3):25-28. Text plus four color photographs.

Means, D. Bruce. 1991. The Aucilla hunt company. North Florida Journal 1(1):2-16.

Means, D. Bruce. 1991. Do snakes swallow their young? North Florida Journal 1(1):18-19.

Means, D. Bruce. 1990. The Case of the Two-quail rattlesnake. Florida Wildlife 44(2):19-20. Text plus one color photograph.

Means, D. Bruce. 1990. Where Angel trod: Ascent of Auyantepui. South American Explorer #25:17-23. Text plus two photographs.

Means, D. Bruce. 1990. Snakes alive. South American Explorer #26:36-39. Text plus two photographs including cover

Means, D. Bruce. 1990. Florida wetlands. Florida Wildlife 44(5):32-33. Text plus one color photograph.

Means, D. Bruce. 1990. Seepage bogs. Florida Wildlife 44(5):34-37. Text plus seven color photographs.

Means, D. Bruce. 1990. Temporary ponds. Florida Wildlife 44(6):12-16. Text plus five color photographs.

Means, D. Bruce. 1989. The Casiquiare mystery. South American Explorer #23:14-19. Text plus four photographs.

Means, D. Bruce. 1986. Rattlesnake fever: its contagious! The Skimmer 2(2):8. Text plus one photograph.Means, D. Bruce. 1985. Radio-tracking the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake. National Geographic Society Research Reports 18:529-536.

Means, D. Bruce. 1985. Ice flowers: Discovery. Bitter Sweet South 1(2):7-10. Text plus seven color photographs.

Means, D. Bruce. 1985. Nature blooms in winter. Bitter Sweet South 1(3):12-14. Text plus five color photographs.

Means, D. Bruce. 1985. The cotton rat: Base of the food chain. Enfo, Spring 1985:6-7.

Means, D. Bruce. 1985. Delicate balance. Florida Wildlife. November-December, p. 37.

Means, D. Bruce. 1985. The canyonlands of Florida. Nature Conservancy News, September/ October:13-17. Text plus two color photographs.

Means, D. Bruce and Gerald O. Grow. 1985. The endangered longleaf pine community. ENFO, September:1-12. Text plus nine b/w photographs.