Can a large metropolis sustain complex herpetofauna communities? An analysis of the suitability of green space fragments in rome

Animal Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 456-466

  Vignoli, L ^a   Mocaer, I ^a   Luiselli, L ^b   Bologna, M A ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Centro di Studi Ambientali Demetra srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Conservation; Reptiles; Rome; Urban ecology

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOTONE; GREENSPACE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT MOSAIC; HABITAT QUALITY; HERPETOFAUNA; HOME RANGE; LOGISTICS; METROPOLITAN AREA; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPTILE; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUSTAINABILITY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 70349585430     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2009.00273.x     Document Type: Article

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