The Effects of Spatial Subsidies on Amphibians

Spatial subsidies are resources that move from one habitat to another, providing linkages among ecosystems. I plan to determine how spatial subsidies affect the vital rates of species with ontogenetic habitat shifts, which are themselves spatial subsidies. I will assess the impacts of the presence and quality (nutrients and plant secondary compounds) of spatial subsidies (forest leaf litter input to ponds) when compared to within system inputs (aquatic grasses) on amphibian larvae.