Is livestock grazing compatible with amphibian diversity in the High Mountains of Córdoba, Argentina?

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 823-832

  Verga, Ernesto G ^a,b   Leynaud, Gerardo C ^b   Lescano, Julián N ^b,c   Bellis, Laura M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b CENTRO DE ZOOLOGÍA APLICADA   (Argentina)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Grazing history; High Mountains of C rdoba; Livestock exclusion

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 84866737310     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-012-0630-6     Document Type: Article

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