Rediscovery of an endangered frog Platymantis vitianus, on mainland Fiji: Implications for conservation and management

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 237-240

  Morrison, C ^a   Naikatini, A ^a   Thomas, N ^a   Rounds, I ^a   Thaman, B ^a   Niukula, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

^b National Trust of Fiji Islands   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Conservation; Endangered frog; Exotic predators; Fiji; Habitat destruction; Mongoose

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FROG; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

FIJI; MELANESIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; WORLD;

ANURA; CARNIVORA; HERPESTES; HERPESTES JAVANICUS; PLATYMANTIS; PLATYMANTIS VITIANUS; RANIDAE;

EID: 11144307398     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PC040237     Document Type: Article

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