Transferability of habitat suitability criteria for a stream breeding frog (Rana boylii) in the Sierra Nevada, California

Herpetological Conservation and Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 88-103

  Bondi, Cheryl A ^a,b,d   Yarnell, Sarah M ^b,d   Lind, Amy J ^c,d  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d Tahoe National Forest   (United States)

Author keywords

2D modeling; Foothill Yellow legged frog; Habitat association; Instream flow modeling; River management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885122722     PISSN: 21510733     EISSN: 19317603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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