Evidence of indirect impacts of introduced trout on native amphibians via facilitation of a shared predator

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1321-1331

  Pope, Karen L ^a,b   Garwood, Justin M ^a,c   Welsh Jr , Hartwell H ^a   Lawler, Sharon P ^b  

^a PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian declines; Hyperpredation; Indirect effects; Invasive species; Non native; Predator prey interaction

Indexed keywords

DIET; FROG; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATOR; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RANGE EXPANSION; RARITY; SALMONID; SNAKE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SYMPATRY; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

CALIFORNIA; COAST RANGES; KLAMATH MOUNTAINS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA CASCADAE; SALMONIDAE; SERPENTES; THAMNOPHIS; THAMNOPHIS ATRATUS; THAMNOPHIS SIRTALIS;

EID: 44149125476     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.03.008     Document Type: Article

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