Pond-breeding amphibian species richness and habitat selection in a beaver-modified landscape

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2517-2526

  Cunningham, Jesse M ^a   Calhoun, Aram J K ^a   Glanz, William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Beaver; Breeding; Bullfrog; Connectivity; Habitat selection; Pickerel frog; Species richness; Wood frog

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SITE; CONNECTIVITY; MODELING; POND; RODENT; SITE SELECTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ACADIA NATIONAL PARK; MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; CASTOR CANADENSIS; CASTORIDAE; RANA CATESBEIANA; RANA PALUSTRIS; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 48249103468     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-510     Document Type: Article

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