Temporary ponds as amphibian habitats

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 119-126

  Griffiths, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030864942     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0755(199706)7:2<119::AID-AQC223>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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