Ultraviolet radiation, toxic chemicals and amphibian population declines

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-140

  Blaustein, Andrew R ^a   Romansic, John M ^a   Kiesecker, Joseph M ^b   Hatch, Audrey C ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian population declines; Biodiversity; Chytridiomycosis ozone depletion; Contaminants; Fertilizers; Heavy metals; PAHs; Pathogens; Pesticides Saprolegnia; Toxic chemicals; UV B radiation

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; POLLUTANT; POPULATION DECLINE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AMPHIBIA; SAPROLEGNIA;

EID: 0037336312     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-4642.2003.00015.x     Document Type: Review

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