Restoring ponds for amphibians: A success story

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 634, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-95

  Rannap, R ^a,b   Lohmus A ^a   Briggs, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b Ministry of the Environment   (Estonia)

^c Amphi Consult International Sciencepark Odense ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aquatic habitat management; Estonia; Pelobates fuscus; Threatened species; Triturus cristatus

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN SPECIES; AQUATIC HABITATS; ESTONIA; HABITAT RESTORATION; HYDROPERIODS; LANDSCAPE LEVEL; LANDSCAPE SCALE; LITTORAL ZONE; PROTECTED AREAS; QUALITY HABITAT; RESTORATION PROJECT; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; SUCCESSFUL CASE; TARGET SPECIES; TERRESTRIAL HABITAT; THREATENED SPECIES;

CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; POPULATION STATISTICS; RESTORATION; WETLANDS;

LAKES;

AMPHIBIAN; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CONNECTIVITY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; POND; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PROTECTED AREA; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; TRANSLOCATION; WETLAND;

BALTIC STATES; ESTONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; PELOBATES FUSCUS; RANA ARVALIS; SALAMANDRIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA; TRITURUS CRISTATUS;

EID: 71349086331     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-009-9884-8     Document Type: Article

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