Effectiveness of amphibian monitoring techniques in a Taiwanese subtropical forest

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 73-79

  Hsu, Min Yi ^a   Kam, Yeong Choy ^a,b   Fellers, Gary M ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^b TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Sampling; Survey methods; Transect; Trapping

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFONIDAE; HYLIDAE; MICROHYLIDAE; RANIDAE; RHACOPHORIDAE;

EID: 23444441620     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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