ScienceDaily (Apr. 16, 2010) — USDA Forest Service researchers found that site fidelity, the tendency to return to previously occupied habitats, is strong in the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog. Research showed how the cumulative effects of a changing climate and introduced non-native trout are negatively impacting the habitat of a species already gone from 90 percent of its historic localities, and will further stress frogs with strong site fidelity.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100311091613.htm
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Sierra Nevada Yellow-Legged Frog's Site Fidelity May Lead to Further Decline
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