Effect of land use on anuran species composition in north-eastern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Applied Geography

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 247-256

  Russell, Charlene ^a   Downs, Colleen T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Forestry; Land use; Species composition; Water dependence; Wetland

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FROG; HABITAT TYPE; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; SPECIES RICHNESS; WETLAND;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; EUCALYPTUS; HYPEROLIUS MARMORATUS; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM;

EID: 84864773807     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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