Remarkable amphibian biomass and abundance in an isolated wetland: Implications for wetland conservation

Conservation Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1457-1465

  Gibbons, J Whitfield ^a,b   Winne, Christopher T ^a,b   Scott, David E ^a   Willson, John D ^a,b   Glaudas, Xavier ^c   Andrews, Kimberly M ^a,b   Todd, Brian D ^a,b   Fedewa, Luke A ^d   Wilkinson, Lucas ^a   Tsaliagos, Ria N ^e   Harper, Steven J ^a,b   Greene, Judith L ^a   Tuberville, Tracey D ^a,b   Metts, Brian S ^a,b   Dorcas, Michael E ^f   Nestor, John P ^a   Young, Cameron A ^a,b   Akre, Tom ^a   Reed, Robert N ^g   Buhlmann, Kurt A ^a   Norman, Jason ^a   Croshaw, Dean A ^a,h   Hagen, Cris ^a   Rothermel, Betsie B ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation   (United States)

^e Wayland Baptist University   (United States)

^f DAVIDSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^g SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian decline; Biodiversity; Drought; Land use; Wetland recovery

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ABUNDANCE; AMPHIBIAN; BIOMASS; BREEDING SEASON; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FOREST COVER; HABITAT LOSS; JUVENILE; LONGEVITY; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDATOR; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WETLAND;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; BIOMASS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOUTH CAROLINA;

ELLENTON BAY; NORTH AMERICA; SAVANNAH RIVER SITE; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; FELIDAE; RANA SPHENOCEPHALA; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 33747065657     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00443.x     Document Type: Article

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