Forest to wildlife opening: Habitat gradient analysis among small mammals in the southern Appalachians

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 114, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 227-232

  Menzel, Michael A ^a   Ford, William M ^b   Laerm, Joshua ^a   Krishon, Diane ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b MeadWestvaco Corporation   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Edge; Small mammals; Southern Appalachians; Wildlife opening

Indexed keywords

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MAMMAL; WOODY DEBRIS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033593911     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(98)00353-3     Document Type: Article

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