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CONTENTS 1. Introduction………………………………………….. 1 2. Amphibians…………………………………………... 1 3. Farm pond ecology…………………………………... 2 4. Habitat requirements for Amphibians……………... 3 5. Post-breeding habitat use ………………………….... 3 6. Water Chemistry and Toxicity of Ponds…………… 3 7. Amphibian Larval …………………………………… 3 8. Summary……………………………………………… 4 9. References…………………………………………….. 5 Introduction Constructed farm ponds represent significant breeding, rearing, and over-wintering habitat for amphibians in the Driftless Area Ecoregion of southeastern Minnesota, western Wisconsin, and northeastern Iowa, a landscape where natural wetlands are scarce.Despite intensive agricultural use adjacent to the ponds, th...