Acid tolerance in amphibians

Journal Article · Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1985 · BioScience; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2307/1310132· OSTI ID:5804294

Pierce, B A

Studies of amphibian acid tolerance provide information about the potential effects of acid deposition on amphibian communities. Amphibians as a group appear to be relatively acid tolerant, with many species suffering increased mortality only below pH 4. However, amphibians exhibit much intraspecific variation in acid tolerance, and some species are sensitive to even low levels of acidity. Furthermore, nonlethal effects, including depression of growth rates and increases in developmental abnormalities, can occur at higher pH.

• Research Organization: Baylor Univ., Waco, TX
• OSTI ID: 5804294
• Journal Information: BioScience; (United States), Vol. 35:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ACID RAIN
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
AMPHIBIANS
SPECIES DIVERSITY
MORTALITY
PH VALUE
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
RAIN
VERTEBRATES
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