Conservation of amphibians in Borneo: Relative value of secondary tropical forest and non-forest habitats

Biological Conservation

Volumn 152, Issue , 2012, Pages 136-144

  Gillespie, Graeme R ^a   Ahmad, Eddie ^b   Elahan, Berjaya ^b   Evans, Alice ^c   Ancrenaz, Marc ^b,e   Goossens, Benoit ^c,d   Scroggie, Michael P ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b SABAH WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (Malaysia)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary   (Malaysia)

^e CHESTER ZOO   (United Kingdom)

^f ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Conservation; Deforestation; Oil palm; Rainforest; Southeast Asia

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODEGRADATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEFORESTATION; DISTURBANCE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EVERGREEN TREE; FROG; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT TYPE; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; RAINFOREST; SECONDARY FOREST; TROPICAL FOREST;

BORNEO; EAST MALAYSIA; KINABATANGAN RIVER; MALAYSIA; SABAH;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; ELAEIS; MICROHYLIDAE;

EID: 84862697801     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.03.023     Document Type: Article

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