Seasonal patterns of activity and community structure in an amphibian assemblage at a pond network with variable hydrology

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 185-192

  Vignoli, Leonardo ^a   Bologna, Marco A ^a   Luiselli, Luca ^b  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b FIZV (Ecology)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Community structure; Ponds

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; AMPHIBIAN; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIACHRONISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HYDROLOGY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; POND; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO BUFO; HYLA INTERMEDIA; RANA CLAMITANS; RANA DALMATINA; SALAMANDROIDEA; TRITURUS CARNIFEX; TRITURUS VULGARIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33847283909     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2006.09.006     Document Type: Article

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