Environmental correlates for species richness among amphibians and reptiles in a climate transition area

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1087-1102

  Soares, Claudia ^a,b   Brito, José Carlos ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Climate transition area; Ecological Niche Factor Analysis (ENFA); Environmental factors; Geographical Information Systems; Habitat suitability models; Peneda Ger s National Park; Portugal; Reptiles; Species richness

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GIS; NATIONAL PARK; REPTILE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PENEDA-GERES NATIONAL PARK; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 34248143534     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-006-9070-5     Document Type: Article

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