Absence of amphibians in tank bromeliads in San José Biological Station, Chiapas, Mexico

 

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Authors: Aranda-Coello, J. Manuel, Mendoza Velázquez, Oscar Miguel, Gómez Cruz, Aarón, Cervantes Díaz, Joselín, Villalobos Escobar, Carlos Alfredo, Moctezuma Hérnandez, Nancy, Montoya Cabrera, Eduardo Antonio
Format: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Publication Date:2018
Description:The current population decline of amphibians, mainly due to habitat destruction and alteration by humans, is alarming. From March to May 2017, we searched for amphibians in terrestrial and arboreal bromeliads (>20cm in height) in 16ha of pine-oak forest. Out of 3 467 bromeliads, only two specimens had amphibians, indicating a devastating population decline.
Country:Portal de Revistas UNED
Institution:Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNED
Language:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/2031
Online Access:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/2031
Keyword:pine-oak forest
amphibian decline
conservation
epiphytic plant
Tillandsia guatemalensis
bosque de pino-encino
declive de anfibios
conservación
planta epifita