Ecosystem services provided by amphibians and reptiles in Neotropical ecosystems

International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 257-272

  Valencia Aguilar, Anyelet ^a   Cortés Gómez, Angela M ^b   Ruiz Agudelo, César Augusto ^c  

^a Conservation International Colombia ^*  (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

^c Conservation International Colombia ^*  (Colombia)

Author keywords

amphibians; ecological functions; ecosystem services; human welfare; reptiles

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOTURBATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; LITERATURE REVIEW; NEOTROPICAL REGION; PROTEIN; REPTILE; SEED; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 84883741242     PISSN: 21513732     EISSN: 21513740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21513732.2013.821168     Document Type: Review

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