Great crested newts (Triturus cristatus) as indicators of aquatic plant diversity

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 347-352

  Gustafson, Daniel H ^a   Pettersson, Cecilia Journath ^a,b   Malmgren, Jan C ^a,b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Conservation and Monitoring of Biological Diversity ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Habitat selection; Pond succession; Species distribution patterns

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; CHILOSCYPHUS PALLESCENS; POTAMOGETON NATANS; POTAMOGETONACEAE; SALAMANDRIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA; TRITURUS CRISTATUS;

EID: 34249886019     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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