DIET COMPOSITION EXPLAINS REDUCTIONS IN STREAM SALAMANDER OCCUPANCY AND ABUNDANCE ALONG A CONDUCTIVITY GRADIENT

Changes in land use such as mountaintop removal mining with valley fills (MTR/VF) affect chemical, physical, and hydrological properties of headwater streams. Although numerous stream taxa have experienced significant declines from MTR/VF, stream salamanders appear to be particularly sensitive. Yet,...

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Main Author: Hutton, Jacob Matthew
Format: Others
Published: UKnowledge 2018
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Online Access:https://uknowledge.uky.edu/forestry_etds/40
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1042&context=forestry_etds