Differences in the Effects of Selective Logging on Amphibian Assemblages in Three West African Forest Types

Biotropica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 94-101

  Ofori Boateng, Caleb ^a   Oduro, William ^b   Hillers, Annika ^c   Norris, Ken ^d   Oppong, Samuel K ^b   Adum, Gilbert B ^b   Rödel, Mark Oliver ^e  

^a FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^c RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^e HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Biodiversity; Conservation; Dry forest; Ghana; Moist forest; Recovery; Species richness

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DRY FOREST; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVERGREEN FOREST; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LEAF LITTER; SELECTIVE LOGGING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION;

GHANA; WEST AFRICA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA;

EID: 84871929797     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2012.00887.x     Document Type: Article

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