Neotropical tadpoles influence stream benthos: Evidence for the ecological consequences of decline in amphibian populations

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 274-285

  Ranvestel, Anthony W ^a   Lips, Karen R ^a   Pringle, Catherine M ^b   Whiles, Matt R ^a   Bixby, Rebecca J ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; Grazing; Periphyton; Tadpole; Tropical stream

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BENTHOS; BIOTURBATION; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EXCLUSION EXPERIMENT; GRAZING; POPULATION DECLINE; STREAM; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

CENTRAL AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

ALGAE; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; ATELOPUS; ATELOPUS ZETEKI; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYLA; INSECTA;

EID: 1442265052     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2004.01184.x     Document Type: Article

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