Mediterranean temporary ponds as amphibian breeding habitats: The importance of preserving pond networks

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1179-1191

  Gómez Rodríguez, Carola ^a   Díaz Paniagua, Carmen ^a   Serrano, Laura ^b   Florencio, Margarita ^a   Portheault, Alexandre ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Breeding sites; Conservation; Do ana National Park; Dynamic ecosystem; Habitat models; Inter annual variability; Mediterranean temporary ponds

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BREEDING SITE; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; EPHEMERAL POOL; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HYDROPERIOD; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANDALUCIA; DONANA NATIONAL PARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 72149106444     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-009-9235-x     Document Type: Article

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