Restoration of degraded land has been identified as a top research priority in conservation.
Fauna plays a critical role in the re-establishment of a functional ecosystem, yet fauna …

Globally increasing rates of mine site discontinuations are resulting in the need for
immediate implementation of effective conservation and management strategies. Surveying …

To fully comprehend chytridiomycosis, the amphibian disease caused by the chytrid fungus
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), it is essential to understand how Bd affects …

In the Appalachian region, coal mining has impacted 600,000 ha historically. While a return
to forest would be a preferable postmining land use, due to the difficulty and higher costs of …

Coal mining is an anthropogenic stressor that has impacted terrestrial and semi-aquatic
wildlife in the Appalachian Plateau since European settlement. Creation of grassland and …

Soil removal from surface mining activities can create depressions that eventually form
wetlands that may support amphibian communities. Little is known about the function of …

Crawfish frogs (Lithobates areolatus) have experienced declines across large portions of
their former range. These declines are out of proportion to syntopic wetland‐breeding …

After strip mining, soils typically suffer from compaction, low nutrient availability, loss of soil
organic carbon, and a compromised soil microbial community. Prairie restorations can …

Movements are risky behaviors to animals, and amphibians are no exception, yet most
species of amphibians exhibit cyclic annual movements. Crawfish Frogs (Lithobates …

We used data from a five-year study at two focal breeding wetlands of a single Crawfish Frog
(Rana areolata) population to demonstrate the relative importance and potential of tadpole …