Edge effects and extinction proneness in a herpetofauna from Madagascar

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1357-1370

  Lehtinen, Richard M ^a   Ramanamanjato, Jean Baptiste ^b,c   Raveloarison, Joé Gaby ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b QIT Madagascar Minerals SA   (Madagascar)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Edge effects; Extinction; Habitat fragmentation; Madagascar; Matrix; Reptiles

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; EDGE EFFECT; EXTINCTION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HERPETOFAUNA; MICROCLIMATE;

MADAGASCAR;

AMPHIBIA; MANTIDACTYLUS; MANTIDACTYLUS BICALCARATUS; PHELSUMA; PHELSUMA QUADRIOCELLATA; REPTILIA;

EID: 0038247831     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023673301850     Document Type: Article

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