Mean (± SE) of vernal pool abiotic characteristics by forestry treatment^a.

a Forestry treatments were: reference (i.e., uncut), 100m buffer, and 30m buffer. See Fig 1. b pH, specific conductance, and water temperature were measured at each pool in May of 2007, 2008, and 2009, using an Orion model 230A pH meter and a YSI model 85 conductivity meter. c Measured as the single greatest depth in each pool across May 2007, 2008, and 2009. Mean (± SE) of vernal pool abiotic characteristics by forestry treatmenta.