Distribution and diversity of Fiji's terrestrial herpetofauna: Implications for forest conservation

Pacific Science

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 481-489

  Morrison, Clare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDEMISM; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HERPETOFAUNA; RESERVE DESIGN; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

FIJI; MELANESIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; WORLD;

ANURA; IGUANIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 25444454331     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/psc.2005.0049     Document Type: Article

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