The effects of timbering on a snake community of a Mediterranean area of central Italy

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-79

  Filippi, Ernesto ^a  

^a FIZV   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT STRUCTURE; SNAKE; TIMBER HARVESTING;

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 0037687847     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853803763806966     Document Type: Article

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