Road effects on amphibian movements in a forested landscape

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 56-65

  DeMaynadier, Phillip G ^a,b   Hunter Jr , Malcolm L ^a  

^a Endangered Species Group   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Forest fragmentation; Frogs; Roads; Salamanders

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MOVEMENT; ROAD;

AMBYSTOMA; AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANURA; CAUDATA; NOTOPHTHALMUS VIRIDESCENS; PLETHODON CINEREUS; REPTILIA;

EID: 0033951902     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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