Assessing threats to pool-breeding amphibian habitat in an urbanizing landscape

Biological Conservation

Volumn 142, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1628-1638

  Baldwin, Robert F ^a   deMaynadier, Phillip G ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAINE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian conservation; Threat analysis; Urbanization; Vernal pool

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BREEDING POPULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FROG; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBANIZATION;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA SYLVATICA; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 67349167658     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.02.039     Document Type: Article

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