Relative importance of dynamic and static environmental variables as predictors of amphibian diversity patterns

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 650-658

  Gómez Rodríguez, Carola ^a   Díaz Paniagua, Carmen ^a   Bustamante, Javier ^a   Serrano, Laura ^b   Portheault, Alexandre ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beta diversity; Habitat variability; Nestedness; Pond hydroperiod; Richness; Temporal dynamics

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BREEDING SITE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DIVERSITY INDEX; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; HYDROPERIOD; NATIONAL PARK; NESTEDNESS; POND; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANDALUCIA; DONANA NATIONAL PARK; SPAIN;

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 78649781949     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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