Habitat split as a cause of local population declines of amphibians with aquatic larvae: Contributed paper

Conservation Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 287-294

  Becker, C Guilherme ^a,b   Fonseca, Carlos R ^c   Haddad, Célio F B ^d   Prado, Paulo I ^e  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^d SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amphibian declines; Biodiversity; Conservation planning; Forest fragmentation; Habitat split; Lifehistory Traits; Matrix habitat; Riparian vegetation

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIODIVERSITY; DEFORESTATION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; JUVENILE; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; ONTOGENY; POPULATION DECLINE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASON;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; ECOSYSTEM; LARVA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS;

BRAZIL;

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 74549118977     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01324.x     Document Type: Article

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