We found a match
Your institution may have rights to this item. Sign in to continue.
- Title
Habitat use by stream-breeding frogs in south-east Sulawesi, with some preliminary observations on community organization.
- Authors
Gillespie, Graeme R.; Lockie, David; Scroggie, Michael P.; Iskandar, Djoko T.
- Abstract
The habitat associations of stream-breeding frogs were examined along a series of stream transects on Buton Island in south-east Sulawesi, Indonesia. Of the eight frog species located along streams, four were observed breeding in stream habitats. We examined spatial habitat partitioning among these species. Three of the four species were found to be associated with a non-random selection of the available perch sites. Strong partitioning between species in habitat associations was found; partitioning of the available habitat space was primarily associated with differences in proximity to stream features, and in the height of perch sites. General observations indicated that oviposition sites of most species were associated with the microhabitats in which the adult frogs were found. All four stream-breeding species appear to have synchronous breeding phenologies and the spatial relationships of these species within the habitat space appear to reflect partitioning of calling sites and oviposition sites. The stream-breeding frog community in this region of Sulawesi has much lower species richness and less specialized habitat use compared with other tropical stream-breeding frog communities in the region.
- Publication
Journal of Tropical Ecology, 2004, Vol 20, Issue 4, p439
- ISSN
0266-4674
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0266467404001361