Amphibian ecology and conservation in the urbanising world: A review

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2432-2449

  Hamer, Andrew J ^a   McDonnell, Mark J ^a  

^a Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology   (Australia)

Author keywords

Habitat; Human disturbance; Species response; Urban ecology; Urbanisation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AMPHIBIAN; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DISPERSAL; ECOLOGY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; SPECIES RICHNESS; URBANIZATION;

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 52049097516     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.07.020     Document Type: Review

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