Use of temporary ponds by amphibians in a wooded pasture, Romania

Biota

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 21-28

  Hartel, Tibor ^a   Moga, Cosmin I ^b   Nemes, Szilárd ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Romania)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amphibian communities; Breeding pond use; Temporary ponds

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BREEDING SITE; HABITAT USE; MACROPHYTE; POND; PREDATOR; WATER QUALITY;

AMPHIBIA; HYLA; INVERTEBRATA; PELOBATES FUSCUS; SALAMANDROIDEA; TRITURUS CRISTATUS;

EID: 33747514071     PISSN: 15804208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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