Multivariate correlates of extinction proneness in a naturally fragmented landscape

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 372-378

  Watling, James I ^a   Donnelly, Maureen A ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Bolivia; Extinction proneness; Forest islands; Matrix; Reptiles

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; EXTINCTION RISK; FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; LANDSCAPE; MATRIX; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDATOR; REPTILE; TROPHIC CASCADE;

BOLIVIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34250346082     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2007.00331.x     Document Type: Article

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