Question

a developer wants to turn part of a local woodlot into a new housing development. in the springtime, a vernal pool exists in the part of the woodlot marked for development. how might this proposed development affect the salamanders that live in the woodlot? they would have no water to drink. they would have no place to mate and lay their eggs. it would have no effect on their population.

Explanation:

Vernal pools are crucial breeding grounds for salamanders. They use these pools to mate and lay eggs. Destruction of the woodlot with the vernal pool for housing development would remove this essential habitat.

Answer:

They would have no place to mate and lay their eggs.