An experimental assessment of landscape configuration effects on frog and toad abundance and diversity in tropical agro-savannah landscapes of southeastern Brazil

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 87-96

  Silva, Fernando R ^a   Oliveira, Thiago A L ^b   Gibbs, James P ^c   Rossa Feres, Denise C ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Frogs; Generalized linear mixed models; Isolation; Landscape; Semi deciduous Atlantic Forest; Terrestrial habitats

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BREEDING SITE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FROG; HABITAT LOSS; LANDSCAPE; LIFE HISTORY; LINEARITY; PERSISTENCE; SAVANNA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TOAD;

ATLANTIC FOREST; BRAZIL;

EID: 83655181121     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: 15729761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-011-9670-7     Document Type: Article

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