Impacts of cattle on amphibian larvae and the aquatic environment

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2613-2625

  Schmutzer, A Chandler ^a   Gray, Matthew J ^a   Burton, Elizabeth C ^a   Miller, Debra L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Anthropogenic; Anuran; Community ecology; Stressors

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BOS; RANA CATESBEIANA; RANA CLAMITANS; RANIDAE;

EID: 55349118182     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2008.02072.x     Document Type: Article

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