| Title | Effects of Secondary Salinization on Three Coastal Breeding Amphibians in Oregon: Taricha granulosa, Hyliola regilla, and Rana aurora |
| Publication Type | Thesis |
| Year of Publication | 2018 |
| Authors | Goddard, Amanda L. |
| Academic Department | Environmental Sciences Program |
| Degree | M.S. |
| Pagination | 104 p. |
| University | Oregon State University |
| City | Corvallis, Or. |
| Type of Work | Masters Thesis |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | Alsea Bay, amphibians, Bayview Oxbow (Alsea), Beaver Creek, Brian Booth State Park, Catching Slough (Coos), climate, Coos Bay, depleted populations, Juveniles, Life histories, Little Nestucca River, Matson Creek (Coos), Northwest treefrog = Hyliola regilla (Pseudacris regilla), Red-legged frog = Rana aurora, Rough-skinned newt = Taricha granulosa, salinity, sea levels, Siletz Bay, Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge, South Slough Estuarine Research Preserve, water quality, water temperature |
| Notes | Amphibian populations around the world are stressed, and many species show population declines. One stressor of amphibians is secondary salinization. Salts may intrude on freshwater through pollution, road salting, or rising sea levels. On the Oregon Coast, sea level rise is the greatest threat to native amphibians. In this Master’s thesis, the author tests the salt tolerance of three native species of amphibians through laboratory work and field studies. Color photographs, color maps and aerial photographs. “These results suggest that all study species may experience population declines in the future associated with secondary salinization” (from the Abstract). Major professor was Paul R. Adamus. |
| URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/p8418t28t |
