The response of herpetofauna to urbanization: Inferring patterns of persistence from wildlife databases

Austral Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 568-580

  Hamer, Andrew J ^a   Mcdonnell, Mark J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Frog; Reptile; Sighting record; Species decline; Urban ecology

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATABASE; DISPERSAL; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; EXTINCTION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT CORRIDOR; HERPETOFAUNA; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LIFE HISTORY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PATCHINESS; POPULATION DECLINE; REPTILE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; URBANIZATION; WILD POPULATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; REPTILIA;

EID: 77954844182     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2009.02068.x     Document Type: Article

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