Underestimation of extinction threat to stream-dwelling amphibians due to lack of consideration of narrow area of occupancy

Conservation Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 616-619

  Almeida Gomes, Mauricio ^c   Lorini, Maria Lucia ^a,b   Rocha, Carlos Frederico Duarte ^b   Vieira, Marcus Vinícius ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STREAM;

AMPHIBIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISPERSAL; ANURA; BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RIVER;

ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; ANURA; BRAZIL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; RIVERS;

EID: 84896313955     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12196     Document Type: Article

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