Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog's site fidelity may lead to further decline

Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 12:21 in Paleontology & Archaeology

USDA Forest Service researchers found that site fidelity, the tendency to return to previously occupied habitats, is strong in the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog. Research showed how the cumulative effects of a changing climate and introduced non-native trout are negatively impacting the habitat of a species already gone from 90 percent of its historic localities, and will further stress frogs with strong site fidelity.

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