Mediterranean amphibians and the loss of temporary ponds: Are there alternative breeding habitats?

Biological Conservation

Volumn 165, Issue , 2013, Pages 179-186

  Ferreira, Mário ^a   Beja, Pedro ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Agricultural landscapes; Artificial habitats; Dynamic occupation models; Farm ponds; Habitat loss; Irrigation; Mediterranean temporary ponds

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AMPHIBIAN; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BREEDING SEASON; BREEDING SITE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CULTIVATION; DRAINAGE NETWORK; GENERALIST; HABITAT LOSS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; IRRIGATION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; POND; SPECIES POOL; SPECIES RICHNESS;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84880971461     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.05.029     Document Type: Article

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