Indirect effects of fish winterkills on amphibian populations in boreal lakes

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1532-1539

  Eaton, B R ^a,b   Tonn, W M ^a   Paszkowski, C A ^a   Danylchuk, A J ^a,c   Boss, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

^c CAPE ELEUTHERA INSTITUTE   (Bahamas)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; FISHERIES; OCEAN HABITATS;

AMPHIBIAN POPULATIONS; FISH WINTERKILLS; JUVENILE FROGS; WOOD FROGS;

LAKES;

AMPHIBIAN; CYPRINID; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO BOREAS BOREAS; BUFO HEMIOPHRYS; CYPRINIFORMES; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 33144459203     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-151     Document Type: Article

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