Forest Fragments Surrounded by Sugar Cane Are More Inhospitable to Terrestrial Amphibian Abundance Than Fragments Surrounded by Pasture

In recent years, there has been increasing interest in matrix-type influence on forest fragments. Terrestrial amphibians are good bioindicators for this kind of research because of low vagility and high philopatry. This study compared richness, abundance, and species composition of terrestrial amphi...

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Main Authors: Paula Eveline Ribeiro D’Anunciação, Marcela Fernandes Vilela Silva, Lucas Ferrante, Diego Santana Assis, Thamires Casagrande, Andréa Zalmora Garcia Coelho, Bárbara Christina Silva Amâncio, Túlio Ribeiral Pereira, Vinícius Xavier da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Ecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/183726