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Amphibian embryos often suffer increased mortality and altered hatching when exposed to road deicing salt runoff or pathogens such as water molds. However, the combined effects of such contaminants on embryos remain understudied. To test how pond salinization interacts with water mold (Saprolegniasp.) to influence hatching timing and survival, we first measured pond water conductivity and temperature and quantified the prevalence and abundance of water mold in four ponds in an ecological preserve. Second, we experimentally placed wood frog (Rana sylvatica) embryos in the presence or absence of water mold, crossed with environmentally realistic salt concentrations (100, 300 or 600 μS). Lastly, we quantified growth and colonization of water mold in this range of salinities. Our results demonstrate that salt had synergistic effects with water mold exposure that affected hatching time, though water mold had less of an effect at higher salinities. Water mold significantly reduced egg survival whereas salt did not. Higher salinities also increased water mold growth and colonization on new substrates. These results indicate that road salt runoff may enhance colonization of amphibian eggs by water molds increasing mortality and premature hatching of surviving embryos, which may in turn have detrimental effects on amphibian communities.

Salinity increases growth and pathogenicity of water mold to cause mortality and early hatching in Rana sylvatica embryos