Amphibian breeding distribution in an urbanized landscape

Conservation Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 504-511

  Rubbo, Michael J ^a   Kiesecker, Joseph M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Species richness; Urbanized landscape; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBANIZATION; WETLAND;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AMBYSTOMA JEFFERSONIANUM; AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM; AMBYSTOMATIDAE; AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANURA; CAUDATA; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 16244376811     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2005.000101.x     Document Type: Article

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