The Cumberland Plateau disjunct paradox and the biogeography and conservation of pond-breeding amphibians

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 498-503

  Corser, Jeffrey D ^a,b  

^a Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation   (United States)

^b New York Natural Heritage Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIOGEOGRAPHY; BREEDING POPULATION; CLIMATE CYCLE; CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FOSSIL; FROG; NEW RECORD; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PLATEAU; POND; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS; WETLAND;

ALABAMA; APPALACHIAN PLATEAU; APPALACHIANS; CUMBERLAND PLATEAU; NORTH AMERICA; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES; WALDENS RIDGE;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA TALPOIDEUM; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; INSECTIVORA; RANA SYLVATICA; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 42449146058     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2008)159[498:TCPDPA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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