=+11.16 Does clear-cutting of trees in an area cause local extinction of the tailed frog? We don’t really know, but an article that begins to address that issue attempts to quantify aspects of the habitat and microhabitat of streams with and without tailed frogs. The following data are from

“Distribution and Habitat of Ascaphus truei in Streams on Managed, Young Growth Forests in North Coastal California” (Journal of Herpetology [1999]: 71–79).

Sites With Tailed Frogs n s Habitat Characteristics