Spatial correlates of amphibian use of constructed wetlands in an urban landscape

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 361-373

  Simon, Judith A ^a   Snodgrass, Joel W ^a   Casey, Ryan E ^a   Sparling, Donald W ^b  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anura; Caudata; Habitat use; Impervious surface; Stormwater management; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; HABITAT USE; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

BALTIMORE; MARYLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; CAUDATA;

EID: 60449084376     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-008-9311-y     Document Type: Article

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