Countryside biogeography of Neotropical reptiles and amphibians

Ecology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 856-870

  Mendenhall, Chase D ^a   Frishkoff, Luke O ^a   Santos Barrera, Georgina ^b   Pacheco, Jesus ^c   Mesfun, Eyobed ^a   Quijano, Fernando Mendoza ^d   Ehrlich, Paul R ^a   Ceballos, Gerardo ^c   Daily, Gretchen C ^a   Pringle, Robert M ^e  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^d Instituto Tecnológico de Huejutla Hidalgo   (Mexico)

^e PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anolis; Anuran; Community ecology; Conservation biology; Costa Rica; Frog; Herpetology; Land sharing; Las Cruces Biological Station; Lizard; Snake; Wildlife friendly farming

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AMPHIBIAN; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; COFFEE; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; CONSERVATION STATUS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HABITAT TYPE; HERPETOFAUNA; NATURE CONSERVATION; NEOTROPICAL REGION; PROTECTED AREA; REPTILE;

COSTA RICA; COTO BRUS; LAS CRUCES; NEW MEXICO; PUNTARENAS; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; ANOLIS; ANURA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

AGRICULTURE; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; COSTA RICA; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REPTILE; TREE;

AGRICULTURE; AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; COSTA RICA; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; REPTILES; TREES;

EID: 84904116964     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/12-2017.1     Document Type: Article

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