INFLUENCE OF ABIOTIC AND BIOTIC FACTORS ON AMPHIBIANS IN EPHEMERAL PONDS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO LONG-TOED SALAMANDERS (AMBYSTOMA MACRODACTYLUM)

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