Juvenile wood frogs emigrating from their birthplaces in vernal pools into the terrestrial ecosystem may transfer mercury they accumulated during larval development into the food web, according to a team of University of Maine researchers. The team, led by U.S. Geological Survey and 91¸£Àû wildlife ecologist (and EES faculty member) Cynthia Loftin, conducted its study read more 91¸£Àû Researchers Find Wood Frogs May Transport Mercury into Food Web