Effects of time since urbanization on anuran community composition in remnant urban ponds

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 128-135

  Gagné, Sara A ^a   Fahrig, Lenore ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

anuran relative abundance; cumulative impacts; historical land use; Hyla versicolor; Pseudacris crucifer; residential development

Indexed keywords

CUMULATIVE IMPACTS; HISTORICAL LAND USE; HYLA VERSICOLOR; PSEUDACRIS CRUCIFER; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT;

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; LAKES; LAND USE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FROG; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT QUALITY; LAND USE CHANGE; POND; PROTECTED AREA; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS; URBANIZATION;

UNITED STATES;

ANURA; HYLA VERSICOLOR; PSEUDACRIS CRUCIFER;

EID: 77957279286     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892910000421     Document Type: Article

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