The 'habitat backbone' as strategy to conserve pioneer species in dynamic port habitats: Lessons from the natterjack toad (Bufo calamita) in the Port of Antwerp (Belgium)

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1277-1289

  Snep, Robbert P H ^a   Ottburg, Fabrice G W A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bufo calamita; Business site; Dynamic habitat; Habitat backbone; Habitat network; Industrial site; Metapopulation; Natterjack toad; Pioneer species; Port area; Urban ecology

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; EUROPEAN UNION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; LAND USE; METAPOPULATION; PIONEER SPECIES; PORT; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TOAD; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

ANTWERP [BELGIUM]; BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANURA; BUFO CALAMITA;

EID: 57849129276     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-008-9266-z     Document Type: Article

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