Habitat destruction by collectors associated with decreased abundance of rock-dwelling lizards

Biological Conservation

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-54

  Goode, Matthew J ^a   Horrace, William C ^b   Sredl, Michael J ^c   Howland, Jeffrey M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^d U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Collecting methods; Commercially valuable reptiles; Habitat destruction; Lizards; Rock outcrops

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; HABITAT LOSS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LIZARD;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; PHOENIX; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

PHOENIX; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 19444365127     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.03.010     Document Type: Article

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