Area-sensitivity of reptiles and amphibians: are there indicator species for habitat fragmentation?

Ecoscience

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 139-147

  Hager, Heather A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIOINDICATOR; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; REPTILE;

CANADA; GEORGIAN BAY; GREAT LAKES; LAKE ERIE; QUEBEC; ST LAWRENCE RIVER;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO AMERICANUS; DIADOPHIS PUNCTATUS; HYLA VERSICOLOR; NERODIA; NERODIA SIPEDON; NOTOPHTHALMUS; NOTOPHTHALMUS VIRIDESCENS; RANA CATESBEIANA; REPTILIA; SALAMANDRIDAE; SERPENTES;

EID: 0032413232     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.1998.11682463     Document Type: Article

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