Distribution, habitat requirements and conservation of the cascade treefrog (Litoria pearsoniana, Anura: Hylidae)

Biological Conservation

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 285-292

  Parris, Kirsten M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphibian decline; Amphibians; Australia; Cattle grazing; Forests; Frogs; Habitat modelling; Streams

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001500939     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(00)00194-4     Document Type: Article

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