Salted roads lead to edema and reduced locomotor function in wood frogs
L. E. Frymus, D. Goedert, F. J. Zamora-Camacho, P. C. Smith, C. J. Zeiss, M. Comas, T. A. Abbott, S. P. Basu, J. C. DeAndressi, M. E. Forgione, M. J. Maloney, J. L. Priester, F. Senturk, R. V. Szeligowski, A. S. Tucker, , S. P. Brady
The paper shows that road salt runoff increases pond conductivity, leading to edema and reduced locomotion in wood frogs, with stronger effects in northern populations.
bioRxiv · Mar 23, 2021 · PreprintEcology