On the ecological roles of salamanders

Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics

Volumn 35, Issue , 2004, Pages 405-434

  Davic, Robert D ^a   Welsh Jr , Hartwell H ^b  

^a OHIO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Detritus litter; Forested ecosystems; Keystone species; Succession

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; KEYSTONE SPECIES;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 11244353686     PISSN: 00664162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.35.112202.130116     Document Type: Review

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