Pond age and riparian zone proximity influence anuran occupancy of urban retention ponds

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 181-190

  Birx Raybuck, Devynn A ^a   Price, Steven J ^a,b   Dorcas, Michael E ^a  

^a DAVIDSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anuran; Fragmented landscape; Pond age; Retention pond; Riparian zone; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA;

EID: 79952069684     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-009-0116-9     Document Type: Article

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