salamanders: pH and Salamander survivorship

salamandersR Documentation

pH and Salamander survivorship

Description

Experimental results from Green and Peloquin (2008) testing sensitivity of salamander (Desmognathus quadramaculatus) larvae to pH exposure. Each experiment consisted of 96 larval salamanders exposed to specified pH levels for 96 hours.

Usage

salamanders

Format

A data frame with 6 observations, each representing an summary of 96 experimental trials

pH

pH treatment.

numberDeaD

Number of salamander (out of 96) that were dead at the end of the 96 hour period.

Source

Green L.E. and Peloquin, J.E. (2008). Acute toxicity of acidity in larvae and adults of four stream salamander species (Plethodontidae). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 27:2361 - 2367.


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