Burrow abandonment by gopher tortoises in slash pine plantations of the Conecuh National Forest

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 26-35

  Aresco, Matthew J ^a,b   Guyer, Craig ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alabama; Burrow abandonment; Gopher tortoise; Gopherus polyphemus; Habitat management; Habitat quality; Pinus elliottii; Slash pine plantations

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC FACTOR; BURROW; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HABITAT USE; REPTILE;

ALABAMA; CONECUH NATIONAL FOREST; UNITED STATES;

GOPHERUS POLYPHEMUS; PINUS ELLIOTTII;

EID: 0032966788     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802484     Document Type: Article

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