northern leopard frog distribution and habitat in the columbia plateau province project id 25043...
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Northern Leopard Frog Distribution and Habitat
in the Columbia Plateau Province
Project ID 25043
• Submitted by:
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
• State endangered species• Federal species of concern
• Needs baseline information on threats and habitat association
Northern Leopard Frog Status and Needs
Distribution
Decline of the Northern Leopard Frog
• Bullfrog expansion
• Introduced Fish
• Agricultural Chemicals?
• Dams and Reservoirs?
Columbia Plateau Needs and Limiting Factors
• “restoring the natural ecological functions, habitats and biological diversity”
Graduate Research• Developed basic
information for future studies
Distribution of Breeding Ponds
• Surveys• Habitat inventory
Effects of Introduced Species
• Non-native fish• Bullfrogs
Reservoir Effects
The Northern Leopard Frog Proposal : BPA 25043
• Meets subbasin goals
• 5 0f 6 subbasin tasks
• Information for species survival and recovery