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1Department of Zoology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, USA.
Abstract:
This review discusses the effects of aluminum and other metals associated with acidification on amphibians. The majority of research has centered around aluminum although some information is available regarding copper, cadmium, iron, zinc and lead. The major habitat types in which amphibians live and breed are listed and the mechanisms by which these habitats may become acidified and contaminated with metals are discussed. Three lines of investigation into acid and metal toxicity are reviewed in detail: (1) field surveys of water chemistry, (2) laboratory toxicity tests, (3) field studies which include in situ toxicity tests, and surveys of amphibian distribution and survival relative to water chemistry. As a result of recent information from each of these three lines of research, it appears that aluminum toxicity is an extremely complex phenomenon which is influenced by the hardness, pH, DOC of the water, and the developmental stage and species of amphibian.
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