Anthropogenic changes to leaf litter input affect the fitness of a larval amphibian

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1631-1646

  Stephens, Jeffrey P ^a   Berven, Keith A ^a   Tiegs, Scott D ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

amphibian decline; Fraxinus; invasive species; resource subsidy; stoichiometry

Indexed keywords

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; CAREX STRICTA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS PENNSYLVANICA; LITHOBATES; METAMORPHA; RANA SYLVATICA; TYPHA; TYPHA LATIFOLIA;

EID: 84879842604     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12155     Document Type: Article

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