Estimating hydroperiod suitability for breeding amphibians in southern Rhode Island seasonal forest ponds

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 349-366

  Skidds, Dennis E ^a   Golet, Francis C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambystoma maculatum; Amphibians; Habitat management; Hydroperiod; Rana sylvatica; Rhode Island; Seasonal ponds; Vernal pools; Wetland hydrology; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; EPHEMERAL POOL; HYDROPERIOD;

NORTH AMERICA; RHODE ISLAND; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 21644465285     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-004-7527-4     Document Type: Article

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