Scandinavian amphibians: Their aquatic habitat and tolerance to acidic water - A field study

Fauna Norvegica

Volumn 26-27, Issue , 2008, Pages 15-29

  Dolmen, Dag ^a   Skei, Jon K ^a   Blakar, Inggard ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Habitat; pH tolerance; Scandinavia

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ALUMINUM; AMPHIBIAN; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXTINCTION; PH; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO BUFO; RANA ARVALIS; RANA TEMPORARIA; SALAMANDROIDEA; TRITURUS CRISTATUS; TRITURUS VULGARIS;

EID: 49149116966     PISSN: 15024873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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