Effects of peat mining intensity on green frog (Rana clamitans) occurrence in bog ponds

Wetlands

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 709-716

  Mazerolle, Marc J ^a   Cormier, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Bog; Drainage trenches; Peat mining; Peatland; Reproduction; Tadpoles

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FROG; HABITAT USE; MINING; PEATLAND; REPRODUCTION;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA CLAMITANS;

EID: 1442338274     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2003)023[0709:EOPMIO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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