Impact of chaparral wildfire-induced sedimentation on oviposition of stream-breeding California newts (Taricha torosa)

Oecologia

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 546-549

  Gamradt, Seth C ^a,b   Kats, Lee B ^a  

^a PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Fire ecology; Oviposition; Stream morphology; Taricha torosa

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; SALAMANDRIDAE; TARICHA TOROSA;

CALIFORNIA NEWT; EGG MASS; FIRE; OVIPOSITION; SEDIMENTATION;

USA, CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, SANTA MONICA MOUNTAIN;

EID: 0030613827     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050193     Document Type: Article

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