Detrimental effects of peat mining on amphibian abundance and species richness in bogs

Biological Conservation

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 215-223

  Mazerolle, Marc J ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

AICc; Frogs; Habitat loss; Model averaging; Peatlands; Salamanders

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AMPHIBIAN; MINING; PEAT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

NORTH AMERICA;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANURA; AVES; BUFO; BUFO AMERICANUS; CAUDATA; MAMMALIA; RANA CLAMITANS; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 0037561560     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00360-9     Document Type: Article

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