Timber Harvest Impacts Amphibians Differently During Life Stages
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 - 12:21
in Biology & Nature
Researchers found that removing all of the trees from a section of the forest had a negative effect on amphibians during their later life cycles, but had some positive effects during amphibians' aquatic larva stages at the beginning of their lives. To lessen the negative effects during the later life stage, scientists recommend partial or selection cuts to forests rather than completely removing trees from an area.
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