Integrating species life-history traits and patterns of deforestation in amphibian conservation planning

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-19

  Becker, C G ^a   Loyola, R D ^b   Haddad, C F B ^c   Zamudio, K R ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amphibian declines; Area prioritization; Brazil; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat split; Protected areas; Systematic conservation planning

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BAMBOO; BREEDING SITE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DEFORESTATION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MONOCOTYLEDON; POPULATION DECLINE; PRIORITIZATION; PROTECTED AREA; SOFTWARE; WATERSHED;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SAO PAULO [SAO PAULO (STT)];

AMPHIBIA; BAMBUSA;

EID: 74549118296     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2009.00625.x     Document Type: Article

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