Spatial and temporal ecology of eastern spadefoot toads on a Florida landscape

Herpetologica

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 20-28

  Greenberg, Cathryn H ^a   Tanner, George W ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian populations; Anuran breeding; Ephemeral ponds; Hydroperiod; Metapopulation; Scaphiopus holbrookii; Spadefoot toads; Temporary wetlands; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EPHEMERAL POOL; METAPOPULATION; RECRUITMENT; TOAD; WETLAND;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; PELOBATIDAE; PINUS PALUSTRIS; SCAPHIOPUS HOLBROOKII;

EID: 31344464698     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/04-32     Document Type: Article

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