Decline of some west-central Florida anuran populations in response to habitat degradation

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1579-1595

  Delis, Pablo R ^a   Mushinsky, Henry R ^a   McCoy, Earl D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

amphibian decline; anuran richness and abundance; habitat degradation; pine flatwoods habitat; west central Florida

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN DECLINE; HABITAT DEGRADATION; PINE FLATWOOD; POPULATION DECLINE;

USA, FLORIDA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO QUERCICUS; HYLA FEMORALIS; HYLA GRATIOSA; PINACEAE; RANA CATESBEIANA; RANA GRYLIO; RANA SPHENOCEPHALA; RANIDAE; SCAPHIOPUS; SCAPHIOPUS HOLBROOKII HOLBROOKII; UTRICULARIA;

EID: 0030301045     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00052117     Document Type: Article

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