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DIFFERENTIAL RESPONSES OF POSTMETAMORPHIC AMPHIBIANS TO
CATTLE GRAZING IN WETLANDS
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This 3-page paper provides a review about the article, which deals with populations of ambibians as they pertain to cattle grazing.
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population, the fact that amphibians are declining is a definite fact. The reason for the decline is because swamplands and wetlands are being cultivated for agricultural use (and in some
cases, for urban developments, depending on the area). In their article "Differential Responses of Postmetamorphic Amphibians to Cattle Grazing in Wetlands," which
appeared in the Journal of Wildlife Managements February 2009 issue, authors Elizabeth Burton, Matthew Gray, Chandler Schmutzer and Debra Miller try to find a connection between grazing cattle and the
decline of amphibians in the wetlands were the cattle are allowed to graze. The researchers chose the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee for
the location of the study, and captured amphibians at wetlands on the plateau between August 2005 and August 2006 with pitfall traps. The results, they found, were mixed - while
the number of green frogs captured during that period was greater at the wetlands that didnt have cattle versus the wetlands where cattle grazed, the number of American toads was
greater in the wetland areas in which cattle grazed, versus the areas in which cattle werent present. Perhaps, unsurprisingly, vegetation cover was greater in the wetland areas where cattle did
not graze. The authors concluded from the study that fencing cattle from wetlands might be a prudent conservation step for some amphibian species, while "controlled grazing," as the researchers put
it, could certainly benefit other species. While this was an interesting research study with some obvious results and conclusions, there were
some huge holes in the research and reporting. For one thing, there was a decided lack of control - to make this study a little more viable, it would have
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