Amphibian species richness and distribution in relation to pond water chemistry in south-western Ontario, Canada

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-15

  Hecnar, Stephen J ^a   M'Closkey, Robert T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; POND; SPECIES RICHNESS; WATER CHEMISTRY;

CANADA, ONTARIO;

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 0030304331     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1996.00054.x     Document Type: Article

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