Forest-land use complementarity modifies community structure of a tropical herpetofauna

Biological Conservation

Volumn 170, Issue , 2014, Pages 246-255

  Kurz, David J ^a   Nowakowski, A Justin ^b   Tingley, Morgan W ^c   Donnelly, Maureen A ^b   Wilcove, David S ^a,c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian decline; Forest fragmentation; Matrix effects; Pasture; Peach palm; Reptile conservation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BUFFER ZONE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPLEMENTARITY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOTONE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT QUALITY; HERPETOFAUNA; LAND USE CHANGE; MATRIX; MONOCOTYLEDON; PASTURE; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

COSTA RICA;

EID: 84893160541     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.12.027     Document Type: Article

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