摘要：

Amphibian surveys were conducted on helicopter-harvested and unharvested forested wetlands in southern Alabama during spring and autumn 1992 and 1993. Eight sites, two of which were harvested in March 1991, two in March 1993 and one unharvested control stand near to each harvested site, were surveyed using pitfall traps and hand collection searches. After harvest, numbers of individual amphibians encountered were briefly reduced but later stimulated by some harvest treatments. Numbers of species and species diversity followed the same trend. However, species composition was strongly affected by harvest. Salamander densities and diversity were reduced by harvesting while densities of select frog and toad species increased. Amphibian populations were also affected by environmental conditions during our survey times. In sum, these results show that amphibians can live in clearcut forested wetlands, although the composition of the community is likely to shift.

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