Using well water to increase hydroperiod as a management option for pond-breeding amphibians

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1022-1027

  Seigel, Richard A ^a,b   Dinsmore, Abigail ^a,c   Richter, Stephen C ^a,d  

^a SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^d EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Dusky gopher frog; Hydroperiod; Management; Rana sevosa; Reproductive success; Well water

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BREEDING SITE; HYDROPERIOD; POND; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WATER LEVEL; WELL WATER; WETLAND;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA SEVOSA;

EID: 33845930338     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[1022:UWWTIH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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