Forest floor distribution of northern redback salamanders, Plethodon cinereus, in relation to canopy gaps: First year following selective logging

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 107, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 319-324

  Messere, Michael ^a   Ducey, Peter K ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Caudata; Density; Distribution; Gaps; Logging; Plethodon

Indexed keywords

CANOPY GAP; NORTHERN REDBACK SALAMANDER; SELECTIVE LOGGING;

EID: 0032541468     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00348-4     Document Type: Article

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