Species richness patterns of amphibians in southwestern Ontario ponds

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 763-772

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphibian species richness; Fish predation; Forest fragmentation; Local versus regional processes; Ontario

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CANADA; ONTARIO;

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 0031774043     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1998.2540763.x     Document Type: Article

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