Animal species diversity at a land-water ecotone in Mongolia

Limnology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-45

  Hasumi, Masato ^a   Hongorzul, Tsagaan ^b   Terbish, Khayankhyarvaa ^c  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Mongolian State University of Education   (Mongolia)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MONGOLIA   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

Alkaliphilic taxa; Amphibians; Aquatic macroinvertebrates; Early metamorphosis; Species richness

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; DIVERSITY INDEX; ECOTONE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; METAMORPHOSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; WETLAND;

MONGOLIA;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFO RADDEI; HYLA JAPONICA; MAMMALIA; NOTONECTIDAE; RANA AMURENSIS; SALAMANDRELLA KEYSERLINGII;

EID: 79952819040     PISSN: 14398621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10201-010-0319-z     Document Type: Article

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