Distribution patterns of lentic-breeding amphibians in relation to ultraviolet radiation exposure in western North America

Ecosystems

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 488-500

  Adams, Michael J ^a   Hossack, Blake R ^b   Knapp, Roland A ^c   Corn, Paul Stephen ^b   Diamond, Stephen A ^b   Trenham, Peter C ^d   Fagre, Dan B ^b  

^a FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c Departments of Cognitive Science and Neurosciences   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian decline; Global change; Mountain ponds; National parks; Ultraviolet B radiation

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; POPULATION DECLINE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA GRACILE; AMBYSTOMA MACRODACTYLUM; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO BOREAS; PSEUDACRIS REGILLA; RANA CASCADAE; RANA MUSCOSA; TARICHA GRANULOSA;

EID: 20444370482     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-003-0033-3     Document Type: Article

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