Soricid response to forest stand age in southern Appalachian cove hardwood communities

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 91, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 175-181

  Ford, William M ^a   Laerm, Joshua ^b   Barker, Katherine G ^b  

^a MeadWestvaco Corporation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clearcutting; Cove hardwoods; Regeneration; Shrews; Soricids

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARDWOOD; PYGMY SHREW; SHORT-TAILED SHREW; SMOKY SHREW; STAND AGE;

USA, APPALACHIANS; USA, GEORGIA, CHATTAHOOCHEE NATIONAL FOREST;

ACRONICTA LEPORINA; BLARINA BREVICAUDA; INSECTIVORA; SOREX FUMEUS; SOREX HOYI; SORICIDAE;

EID: 0030617085     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(96)03892-3     Document Type: Article

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