Rarity as an indicator of endangerment in neotropical frogs

Biological Conservation

Volumn 179, Issue , 2014, Pages 54-62

  Toledo, Luís Felipe ^a   Becker, C Guilherme ^b   Haddad, Célio F B ^c   Zamudio, Kelly R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abundance; Amphibian conservation; Brazil; Endangered species; IUCN

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATA SET; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FROG; NEOTROPICAL REGION; POPULATION DECLINE; PRIORITIZATION; RARE SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TAXONOMY; VULNERABILITY;

BRAZIL;

AMPHIBIA; LEPTODACTYLIDAE;

EID: 84907484302     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.08.012     Document Type: Article

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