Critical thresholds associated with habitat loss for two vernal pool-breeding amphibians

Ecological Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1547-1553

  Homan, Rebecca Newcomb ^a,c   Windmiller, Bryan S ^b   Reed, J Michael ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hyla Ecological Services   (United States)

^c DENISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambystoma maculatum; Amphibian; Conservation; Extinction threshold; Forest cover; Habitat; Rana sylvatica; Spatial scale; Spotted salamander; Vernal pool; Wood frog

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EPHEMERAL POOL; EXTINCTION RISK; FOREST COVER; HABITAT LOSS; THRESHOLD;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM; AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANURA; CAUDATA; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 6344277198     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-5125     Document Type: Article

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