The effects of forest-size variation on reptile and amphibian communities in the Loky-Manambato region, extreme northeastern Madagascar;Conséquences de la variation des superficies forestières sur les communautés de reptiles et d'amphibiens dans la région Loky-Manambato, extrême nord-est de Madagascar

Revue d'Ecologie (La Terre et la Vie)

Volumn 62, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 209-227

  Rakotondravony, Hery A ^a  

^a WWF ETP   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; REPTILE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANTSIRANANA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; LOKY RIVER; MADAGASCAR; MANAMBATO RIVER;

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 35048889035     PISSN: 02497395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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