Diversity erosion beyond the species level: Dramatic loss of functional diversity after selective logging in two tropical amphibian communities

Biological Conservation

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-155

  Ernst, Raffael ^a   Linsenmair, K Eduard ^a   Rödel, Mark Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Anura; Communities; Functional diversity; Northern South America; Selective logging; West Africa

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIODIVERSITY; DISTURBANCE; LOGGING (TIMBER); PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPICAL FOREST;

AFRICA; SOUTH AMERICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA;

EID: 33748615724     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.05.028     Document Type: Article

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