The relative effects of road traffic and forest cover on anuran populations

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-46

  Eigenbrod, Felix ^a   Hecnar, Stephen J ^b   Fahrig, Lenore ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphibian decline; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat loss; Landscape ecology; Road ecology; Traffic density

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FOREST COVER; FROG; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; OTTAWA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO AMERICANUS; HYLA VERSICOLOR; PSEUDACRIS CRUCIFER; RANA CLAMITANS; RANA PIPIENS; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 36549043819     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.08.025     Document Type: Article

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