Patch and landscape characteristics associated with the distribution of woodland amphibians in an agricultural fragmented landscape: An information-theoretic approach

Biological Conservation

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 443-450

  Weyrauch, Shauna L ^a   Grubb Jr , Thomas C ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Akaike's Information Criterion; Amphibians; Habitat fragmentation; Hydroperiod; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AMPHIBIAN; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HYDROPERIOD; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WETLAND;

AMPHIBIA; RIPARIA;

EID: 0242318896     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(03)00161-7     Document Type: Article

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