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Forest Disturbance Effects on Amazon Frogs by NathocleyMendes is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This study evaluated the effects of forest disturbance on breeding habitat availability for two frog species, Phyllomedusa tarsius and Osteocephalus taurinus, in central Amazon. Field surveys of ponds in continuous and disturbed forest were conducted over three years to determine frog and predator distributions. Experimental studies then assessed the effect of different predator assemblages on tadpole survival of the two species. Results showed that O. taurinus occurred in short hydroperiod ponds in disturb
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- NathocleyMendes
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- EN