Does pond quality limit frogs Rana arvalis and Rana temporaria in agricultural landscapes? A field experiment

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 690-700

  Loman, Jon ^a   Lardner, Björn ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anura; Eutrophication; Farm land; Growth; Survival; Tadpole; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FROG; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; METAPOPULATION; POND; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDATION; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; WATER QUALITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA ARVALIS; RANA TEMPORARIA;

EID: 33745727517     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01172.x     Document Type: Article

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