Declining amphibian populations and possible ecological consequences - A review

Salamandra

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 203-210

  Mohneke, Meike ^a   Rödel, Mark Oliver ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Anura; Decline; Ecosystem services; Freshwater; Hoplobatrachus occipitalis; Malaria; Tadpoles

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BOS; HOPLOBATRACHUS OCCIPITALIS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 73349138577     PISSN: 00363375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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