Effects of anthropogenic activities on lizard communities in northern Madagascar

Animal Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 542-552

  D'Cruze, N ^a   Kumar, S ^b  

^a WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Canonical correspondence analysis; Community composition; Deforestation; Montagne des Fran ais; Reptiles

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DEFORESTATION; FAUNA; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT TYPE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LIZARD; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANTSIRANANA; MADAGASCAR; MONTAGNE DES FRANCAIS;

REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 80755188875     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2011.00459.x     Document Type: Article

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