| Abstract: | Amphibians are a diverse group of animals that includes frogs, toads, and salamanders. They are adapted to living in a variety of habitats, but most require water for at least one life stage. Amphibians have recently become a worldwide conservation concern because of declines and extinctions even in remote protected areas previously thought to be safe from the pressures of habitat loss and degradation. Amphibians are an important part of ecosystem dynamics because they can be quite abundant and serve both as a predator of smaller organisms and as prey to a suite of vertebrate predators. Their permeable skin and aquatic life history also make them useful as indicators of ecosystem health. Since 2002, the U.S. Geological Survey has been studying the frog and toad species inhabiting the Atchafalaya Basin to monitor for population declines and to better understand how the species are potentially affected by disease, environmental contaminants, and climate change. |
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| ProdID: | 99278 |
| Citation Author: | Waddle, Hardin |
| Citation Contributing Office: | National Wetlands Research Center |
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| Citation Series Number: | 2011-3056 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Amphibian monitoring in the Atchafalaya Basin; 2011; FS; 2011-3056; Waddle, Hardin |
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| Text: | Amphibian monitoring in the Atchafalaya Basin; 2011; FS; 2011-3056; Waddle, Hardin |
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| Date Other: | Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
