Effects of slash pine silviculture on a Florida population of flatwoods salamander

Conservation Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 426-437

  Means, D Bruce ^a   Palis, John G ^b,c   Baggett, Mary ^d  

^a Coastal Plains Institute ^*  (United States)

^b Florida Natural Areas Inventory   (United States)

^c Box 258 ^*  (United States)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONIFER PLANTATION; FLATWOODS SALAMANDER; LONGLEAF PINE; SAVANNA; SLASH PINE;

USA, FLORIDA, LIBERTY COUNTY;

AMBYSTOMA CINGULATUM; PINUS ELLIOTTII; PINUS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 0029730348     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1996.10020426.x     Document Type: Article

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