A riparian zone in southern Illinois as a potential dispersal corridor for reptiles and amphibians

Biological Conservation

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 107-115

  Burbrink, Frank T ^a   Phillips, Christopher A ^a   Heske, Edward J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Corridor; Habitat heterogeneity; Illinois; Reptiles; Riparian zone

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; DISPERSAL; HABITAT CORRIDOR; REPTILE; RIPARIAN VEGETATION;

UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA; RIPARIA;

EID: 0031689288     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00054-8     Document Type: Article

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