Forest canopy closure and juvenile emigration by pool-breeding amphibians in Maine

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 441-450

  Demaynadier, Phillip G ^a   Hunter Jr , Malcolm L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambystoma maculatum; Amphibians; Emigration; Forest management; Habitat fragmentation; Maine; Rana sylvatica; Spotted salamanders; Temporary pools; Wood frogs

Indexed keywords

EMIGRATION; FROG; HABITAT SELECTION;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM; AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANIMALIA; ANURA; CAUDATA; RANA SYLVATICA; REPTILIA;

EID: 0032965157     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802629     Document Type: Article

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