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Diversity and Abundance Patterns of Amphibians in Rehabilitated Quarries of Bamburi Near Mombasa (Kenya)

Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research
Volume 15 (2013): Issue 1 (June 2013)
By: Dominic Otwori Ong’Oa,  Rossa Nyoike Ng’Endo,  Shadrack Muvui Muya,  Mathew Mugechi Nyoike,  Patrick Kenyatta Malomz and  Zipporah Lagat Osiemo  
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|Oct 2013

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2013-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2344-3219 | Journal ISSN: 1841-7051
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Language: English
Page range: 61 - 72
Published on: Oct 30, 2013
Published by: Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year
Keywords:
amphibians,
diversity,
abundance,
quarry rehabilitation,
ecological gradient
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Ecology

© 2013 Dominic Otwori Ong’Oa, Rossa Nyoike Ng’Endo, Shadrack Muvui Muya, Mathew Mugechi Nyoike, Patrick Kenyatta Malomz, Zipporah Lagat Osiemo, published by Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
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