Ecologically-sustainable tree monocultures contribute to conservation of an Araucaria Forest endemic frog

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 41, Issue 25-28, 2007, Pages 1739-1752

  Bcker, Carlos Guilherme ^a   Joner, Fernando ^a   Fonseca, Carlos Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Araucaria Forest; Endemism; Eucalyptus; Frog; Habitat replacement; Physalaemus lisei; Pinus

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC SPECIES; EVERGREEN FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FROG; MONOCULTURE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; TREE;

ANURA; ARAUCARIA; ARAUCARIA ANGUSTIFOLIA; EUCALYPTUS; PHYSALAEMUS;

EID: 34548301952     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930701443145     Document Type: Article

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