Forest canopy and the performance of larval amphibians

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 983-992

  Skelly, D K ^a   Freidenburg, L K ^b   Kiesecker, J M ^c  

^a Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Canopy; Forest cover; Freshwater ponds; Growth rate; Periphyton; Pseudacris crucifer; Rana sylvatica; Tadpoles; Temperature; Yale Myers Forest, Connecticut

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; FOREST CANOPY; FRESHWATER; GROWTH RATE; LARVA; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERIPHYTON; POND;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; PSEUDACRIS; PSEUDACRIS CRUCIFER; RANA SYLVATICA; REPTILIA;

EID: 0000220956     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[0983:FCATPO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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