Frogs and Pollution

Amphibians are indicator species. Because of their sensitive permeable skin, scientists use amphibians to gauge the overall health of the worldwide ecosystem that we all share.  So with nearly half of the world's amphibian populations in decline, we're all potentially in big trouble.  But there are simple things you can start doing today to help.

The above film was made by Jen Grace from Montana State University

 

Cite this Page: Nelson, R. 2008. "Frogs and Pollution" (OnLine) UntamedScience. Accessed Jul 29, 2010 at http://www.untamedscience.com/biodiversity/article/frogs-and-pollution
Nelson, R.
Rob Nelson (author)
Montana State University
Created on: Oct 20th, 2008
Last updated: Sep 28th, 2009