THREATS TO AMPHIBIANS:
Dams

(compiled by Amy Lind - 9/96)

A PARTIAL BIBLIOGRAPHY ON EFFECTS OF DAMS ON RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEMS, WITH A FOCUS ON AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES

Brode, J. M., and R. B. Bury. 1984. The importance of riparian systems to amphibians and reptiles. In: Warner, R. E. and K. M. Hendrix, eds. Proceedings of the California Riparian Systems Conference, Pp. 30-36, Univ. of California, Davis.

Burt, D. W., and J. H. Mundie. 1986. Case histories of regulated stream flow and its effects on salmonid populations. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquatic Sci. 1477:1-98.

California State Lands Commission. 1994. California's Rivers: A Public Trust Report (2nd edition). 1807 13th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.

Federal Register. 1993. 50 CFR Part 17. Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; proposed endangered status for the arroyo southwestern toad. USDI Fish and Wildlife Service. Proposed rule. 58:41231-41237.

Hayes, M. P., and M. R. Jennings. 1986. Decline of ranid frog species in western North America: are bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana) responsible? J. Herpetol. 20:490-509.

Hunt, C.E. 1988. Down by the river: the impact of Federal water projects and policies on biological diversity. Island Press, Covelo, California.

Jennings, M. R. 1988. Natural history and decline of native ranids in California. In: H. F. De Lisle, P. R. Brown, B. Kaufman, and B. M. McGurty, eds. Proceedings of the Conference on California Herpetology. Pp 61-72. Southwestern Herpetol. Soc., Van Nuys, California.

Jennings, M. R. and M. P. Hayes. 1994. Amphibian and Reptile Species of Special Concern in California. A Report to the California Department of Fish and Game, Rancho Cordova, California. 255 pp.

Ligon, F. K., W. E. Dietrich, and W. J. Trush. 1995. Downstream ecological effects of dams, a geomorphic perspective. Bioscience 45:183-192.

Lind, A.J. H.H. Welsh, Jr., and R.A. Wilson. 1996. The effects of a dam on breeding habitat and egg survival of the foothill yellow-legged frog (Rana boylii) in northwestern California. Herpetological Review 27:62-67.

Moyle, P.B. 1973. Effects of introduced bullfrogs, Rana catesbeianna, on the native frogs of the San Joaquin Valley, California. Copeia 1973:18-22.

Moyle, P. B., and J. E. Williams. 1990. Biodiversity loss in the temperate zone: decline of the native fish fauna of California. Conserv. Biol. 4:275-284.

Nehlsen, W., J. E. Williams, and J. A. Lichatowich. 1991. Pacific salmon at the crossroads: stocks at risk from California, Oregon, Idaho, and Washington. Fisheries 16:4-21.

Petts, G.E. 1980. Long-term consequences of upstream impoundment. Environmental Conservation 7:325-332.

Petts, G. E. 1984. Impounded Rivers: Perspectives for Ecological Management. John Wiley and Sons. Chichester, England. 285 pp.

Power, M.E. W.E. Dietrich, and J.C. Finlay. In Revision. Dams and downstream aquatic biodiversity: potential food web consequences of hydrologic and geomorphic change. Environmental Management.

Reese, D.A. 1996. Comparative demography and habitat use of western pond turtles in northern California: the effects of damming and related alterations. PhD Diss., University of California, Berkeley.

Sparks, R.E., P.B. Bayley, s.L. Kohler, and L.L. Osborne. 1990. Disturbance and recovery of large floodplain rivers. Environmental Mangement 14:699-709.

Trinity River Restoration Program. 1994. Restoration of the main stem Trinity River, Background Report. USDI Fish and Wildlife Service, Trinity River Fishery Field Office, Weaverville, California. 14 pp.

Ward, J.V. and J.A. Stanford (eds.). 1979. The ecology of regulated streams. Plenum, N.Y.

Weisberg, S.B. and W.H. Burton. 1993. Enhancement of fish feeding and growth after and increase in minimum flow below the Conowingo Dam. N. Am. J. Fisheries Managment 13: 103-109.

Williams, G. P., and M. G. Wolman. 1984. Downstream effects of dams on alluvial rivers. USDI Geol. Surv. Prof. Pap. 1286:1-64.

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