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2nd World Congress of Herpetology
Author(s) -
BELL BEN D.,
BELL A. PAUL
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
australian journal of ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1442-9993
pISSN - 0307-692X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1995.tb00552.x
Subject(s) - triturus , herpetology , biology , nature conservation , geography , ecology
Abstract Surveys of 62 pond sites near Market‐Drayton, Shropshire, were carried out in September 1989 and April‐September 1993 to determine the local distribution of the alpine newt Triturus alpestris , first introduced there in 1970–74. Triturus alpestris was found in garden and farm ponds up to 70 m from the original sites of liberation. Relative numbers and size‐ranges of adult and larval Triturus species ( alpestris, cristatus, vulgaris ) are compared between study areas. The ecological and conservation implications of T. alpestris in Britain are discussed.