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Effects of Terrestrial Buffer Zones on Amphibians in Managed Green Spaces
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Puglis, Holly J.
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1280773926
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2010, Master of Science, Miami University, Zoology.
Abstract
A major cause of amphibian declines worldwide is habitat destruction or alteration. Public green spaces, such as golf courses and parks, could serve as safe havens to curb the effects of habitat loss if managed in ways to bolster amphibian communities. In a series of experiments, I examined how terrestrial buffer zones affect the larvae of Blanchard’s cricket frogs and green frogs as well as juvenile and adult Blanchard’s cricket frogs. Larval survival of both species was affected by the presence of a buffer zone, with increased survival with buffer zones for cricket frogs and decreased survival for green frogs when reared in ponds with buffer zones compared to that reared in ponds without buffer zones. When given a choice, juvenile cricket frogs generally preferred unmown grass versus mown grass. My results suggest that small changes in land management could have large impacts for some amphibians.
Committee
Michelle Boone, PhD (Advisor)
Thomas Crist, PhD (Committee Member)
Maria Gonzalez, PhD (Committee Member)
Pages
32 p.
Subject Headings
Ecology
Keywords
amphibian metamorphosis
;
buffer zone
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golf course ponds
;
habitat choice
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Puglis, H. J. (2010).
Effects of Terrestrial Buffer Zones on Amphibians in Managed Green Spaces
[Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1280773926
APA Style (7th edition)
Puglis, Holly.
Effects of Terrestrial Buffer Zones on Amphibians in Managed Green Spaces.
2010. Miami University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1280773926.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Puglis, Holly. "Effects of Terrestrial Buffer Zones on Amphibians in Managed Green Spaces." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1280773926
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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