Perceptions of species abundance, distribution, and diversity: Lessons from four decades of sampling on a government-managed reserve

Environmental Management

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 259-268

  Gibbons, J Whitfield ^a   Burke, Vincent J ^a   Lovich, Jeffrey E ^b   Semlitsch, Raymond D ^c   Tuberville, Tracey D ^a   Bodie, J Russell ^a   Greene, Judith L ^a   Niewiarowski, Peter H ^a   Whiteman, Howard H ^a   Scott, David E ^a   Pechmann, Joseph H K ^a   Harrison, Christopher R ^d   Bennett, Stephen H ^e   Krenz, John D ^a   Mills, Mark S ^a   Buhlmann, Kurt A ^a   Lee, John R ^a   Seigel, Richard A ^f   Tucker, Anton D ^g   Mills, Tony M ^a   Lamb, Trip ^h   Dorcas, Michael E ⁱ   Congdon, Justin D ^a   Smith, Michael H ^a   Nelson, David H ^j   Dietsch, M Barbara ^k   Hanlin, Hugh G ^k   Ott, Jeannine A ^a   Karapatakis, Deno J ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b National Biological Service   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^f SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^h EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

Abundance; Amphibian; Biodiversity; Distribution; Land management; Reptile

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FAUNA; GOVERNMENT; PERCEPTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; LAND USE; PARKS; SURVEYS;

BIODIVERSITY DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; SPECIES ABUNDANCE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ABUNDANCE; AMPHIBIAN; BIODIVERSITY; REPTILE; SAMPLING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

USA, SOUTH CAROLINA, SAVANNAH RIVER, NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SITE RESEARCH PARK;

AMPHIBIA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; REPTILIA;

EID: 0030615686     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002679900025     Document Type: Article

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