Effects of anthropogenic environmental changes on amphibian diversity in the rain forests of eastern Madagascar

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 725-742

  Vallan, Denis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Eucalyptus plantation; Habitat loss; Rice field; Secondary vegetation; Species richness

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DEFORESTATION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; RAINFOREST; SECONDARY FOREST; SPECIES RICHNESS;

MADAGASCAR;

AMPHIBIA; EUCALYPTUS; HYPEROLIIDAE; MANTELLINAE; MICROHYLIDAE; RANIDAE;

EID: 0036733663     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026646740200247X     Document Type: Article

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