pH-mediated predator-prey interactions between Ambystoma tigrinum and Pseudacris triseriata

Ecological Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1325-1331

  Kiesecker, Joseph ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic factors; Acidity; Amphibian declines; Biotic factors; Indirect effects

Indexed keywords

AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM; AMPHIBIA; PSEUDACRIS TRISERIATA;

PH; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

EID: 0030417330     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2269610     Document Type: Article

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