Seasonal wetlands of the Coastal Plain have been severely degraded. These wetlands are critical breeding habitats for many amphibians. We monitored amphibian communities in restored and non-restored wetlands across four managed landscapes in Georgia. We fit an integrated Bayesian community occupancy model to evaluate amphibian responses to wetland conditions. Amphibian responses were species-specific and dependent on prior occupancy patterns. The results highlight the importance of landscape context and long-term monitoring to reduce uncertainty about wetland restoration efforts and management decisions, including translocations of priority species. We used soft-release enclosures to evaluate stocking density effects on survival and paedotypy for captive-reared Striped Newts. There was evidence of positive effects of larval body size at release on survival. Most larvae developed into paedotypic adults within two months. Our results indicate that release of larger, late-stage larvae can enhance post-release survival, promote paedotypy, and facilitate early reproduction of Striped Newts.
