[APWG] NEWS: New scientific studies reveal Midwestern frogs decline, mammal populations altered by invasive plant

[Kwong, Olivia]

http://phys.org/news/2013-05-scientific-reveal-midwestern-frogs-decline.html

New scientific studies reveal Midwestern frogs decline, mammal populations
altered by invasive plant

Researchers at Lincoln Park Zoo and Northern Illinois University have
discovered a new culprit contributing to amphibian decline and altered
mammal distribution throughout the Midwest region – the invasive plant
European buckthorn. This non-native shrub, which has invaded two-thirds of
the United States, has long been known to negatively impact plant community
composition and forest structure, but these two innovative studies slated
to publish in upcoming editions of the Journal of Herpetology and Natural
Areas Journal demonstrate how this shrub negatively impacts native
amphibians and affects habitat use by mammals including increased
prevalence of coyotes and other carnivores.

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