Wildfire effects on water temperature and selection of breeding sites by the Boreal Toad (Bufo boreas) in seasonal wetlands

Herpetological Conservation and Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-54

  Hossack, Blake R ^a   Corn, Paul Stephen ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boreal toad; Bufo boreas; Degree days; Fire; Forest disturbance; Glacier National Park; Water temperature; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ANURA; BUFO BOREAS; BUFO BOREAS BOREAS;

EID: 51449088685     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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