Journal article
Influence of fish and habitat on amphibian communities in high elevation lakes in Northeastern Oregon
Northwest science., Vol.76(3), pp.240-248
2002
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/935
Abstract
Declines in lentic breeding amphibians in the western USA, particularly in relatively pristine areas, emphasize the need for information on the distribution, abundance, and ecology of these species. In 2000 and 2001, we surveyed 43 high elevation lakes in northeastern Oregon to determine the influence of introduced trout and of habitat characteristics on the reproduction of native amphibians occurring there. The dominant emergent vegetation consisted of sedges (Carex spp.) at all lakes, except one that was dominated by cattails (Typha latifolia). Long-toed salamanders (Ambystoma macrodactylum) and Pacific treefrogs (Pseudacris regilla) were negatively affected by introduced trout. Habitat characteristics exerted more influence on the abundance of eggs and larvae of western toads (Bufo boreas) and Columbia spotted frogs (Rana luteiventris) than the presence of trout. Our results indicate that the presence of fish may be detrimental to amphibian biodiversity in high elevation lakes.
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- Title
- Influence of fish and habitat on amphibian communities in high elevation lakes in Northeastern Oregon
- Creators
- E.L. Bull (Author)D.B. Marx (Author)
- Publication Details
- Northwest science., Vol.76(3), pp.240-248
- Academic Unit
- Northwest Science
- Publisher
- WSU Press
- Identifiers
- 99900501938001842
- Copyright
- In copyright ; openAccess ; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ ; http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article