Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program:
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Staff Member

Rafael Chaparro

Master's
Email: rchapar@ncsu.edu

Research Publications Publication Date
Rafael Chaparro, Ana C. Rivera-Burgos, Mitchell J. Eaton, Adam J. Terando, Eloy Martinez, and Jaime A. Collazo "Postrelease Survival of Eleutherodactylus coqui: Advancing Managed Translocations as an Adaptive Tool for Climate-Vulnerable Anurans," Herpetologica 80(4), 314-320, (4 October 2024). https://doi.org/10.1655/Herpetologica-D-24-00001.1 | Abstract December 2024
Project Completion Date
Advancing climate change adaptation strategies for high elevation and endangered lowland amphibian species in the US Caribbean. September 2025
Strategic habitat conservation and adaptive strategies for recovery and pre-listing conservation of Eleutherodactylus (coqui) amphibians in Puerto Rico. September 2022
Presentations Presentation Date
Terando, A., J. Collazo, J. Bowden, M. Eaton, R. Majumder, E. Martinez, A. Rivera-Burgos, and R. Chaparro. 2023. Exposure risk for high elevation tropical anurans based on observed physiological thresholds and statistical-dynamical downscaling of global climate model simulations. AGU 2023, San Francisco,CA. December 2023
Rafael Chaparro<sup>1</sup>, Ana C. Rivera<sup>1</sup>, Eloy Martinez<sup>2</sup>, Adam J Terando<sup>3</sup>, Mitch J. Eaton<sup>3</sup>, and Jaime A. Collazo. 2023. Thermal limits of coqui frogs in Puerto Rico: implications for conservation. 7th Symposium of Puerto Rican Herpetology. September 13, University of Puerto Rico, Arecibo. September 2023