Disappearance and return of plethodontid salamanders to clearcut plots in the southern Blue Ridge Mountains

Conservation Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 983-989

  Ash, Andrew N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLEARCUT; SALAMANDER;

USA, NORTH CAROLINA, BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS; USA, NORTH CAROLINA, HIGHLANDS;

AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA; PLETHODON JORDANI; PLETHODON OCONALUFTEE; PLETHODONTIDAE;

EID: 0030744733     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1997.96172.x     Document Type: Article

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