Leaf Leachate Effects on Tadpoles 2011

This data is associated with the publication: Earl, J.E. and R.D. Semlitsch. 2015. Effects of tannin source and concentration from tree leaves on two species of tadpoles. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 34(1): 120-126.

We examined the effects of leachate from different species of tree leaves at different concentrations of tannins on tadpole survival in the laboratory. The manuscript includes a dietary protein level treatment, tannin concentration (0, 3, or 9 mg/L), and tannin source (chemical grade tannic acid [not included in the published paper], red oak [Quercus rubra], sugar maple [Acer saccharum], and white oak [Quercus alba]). Two species of tadpoles were examined with the full suite of treatments: these included American toads (Anaxyrus americanus) and spring peepers (Pseudacris crucifer). Data includes survival, characteristics of tadpoles and metamorphs, and water quality (pH and DO).