Changes in the Composition of Mountain Stream Frog Communities in the Atlantic Mountains of Brazil: Frogs as Indicators of Environmental Deteriorations?

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1989, Pages 249-255

  Weygoldt, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION; FROG;

BRAZIL, ESPIRITO SANTO, ATLANTIC MOUNTAINS;

CYCLORAMPHUS FULIGINOSUS; HYLODINAE;

EID: 0024870803     PISSN: 01650521     EISSN: 17445140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650528909360795     Document Type: Article

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