Trends in Rocky Mountain amphibians and the role of beaver as a keystone species

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• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  Biological Conservation

• Publication date

  2015-07-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.BIOCON.2015.05.005
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