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Article: Research on freshwater research described by scientists at Department of Agriculture.
- Article from:
- Ecology, Environment & Conservation
- Article date:
- November 13, 2009
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According to recent research from the United States, "Kroll, Hayes & MacCracken (in press) Concerns regarding the use of amphibians as metrics of critical biological thresholds: a comment on Welsh and Hodgson 2008. Freshwater Biology, criticised our paper [Welsh & Hodgson (2008) Amphibians as metrics of critical biological thresholds in forested headwater streams of the Pacific Northwest."
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