Non-native fish introductions and the decline of the mountain yellow-legged frog from within protected areas

Conservation Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 428-438

  Knapp, Roland A ^a,b   Matthews, Kathleen R ^c  

^a Departments of Cognitive Science and Neurosciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FROG; INTRODUCED SPECIES; POPULATION DECLINE; PROTECTED AREA;

UNITED STATES;

RANA MUSCOSA;

EID: 0033999673     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2000.99099.x     Document Type: Article

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