Evaluation of episodic acidification and amphibian declines in the Rocky mountains

Ecological Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 449-457

  Vertucci, Frank A ^a,b   Corn, Paul Stephen ^c  

^a ENSR Consulting and Engineering Fort Collins   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^c US National Biological Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid neutralizing capacity; Acidification; Ambystoma tigrinum; Amphibians; Bufo boreas; Colorado; Declining amphibians; Episodic acidification; Pseudacris triseriata; Rana sylvatica; Snowmelt; Wyoming

Indexed keywords

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BOREAS; BUFO BOREAS; PSEUDACRIS TRISERIATA; RANA SYLVATICA;

ACID-NEUTRALIZING CAPACITY; ACIDIFICATION; AMPHIBIAN; POPULATION DECLINE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

USA, COLORADO, ROCKY MOUNTAINS; USA, WYOMING, ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0030401708     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2269382     Document Type: Article

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