Patterns of distribution, relative abundance, and microhabitat use of anurans in a boreal landscape influenced by fire and timber harvest

Ecoscience

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 462-470

  Constible, J M ^a   Gregory, P T ^a   Anholt, B R ^a  

^a Catalina Island Conservancy   (United States)

Author keywords

Anurans; Boreal forest; Ecosystem management; Fire; Forestry; Microhabitat use; Stepwise logistic regression

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BOREAL FOREST; FIRE; HABITAT USE; MICROHABITAT; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TIMBER HARVESTING;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; PSEUDACRIS; PSEUDACRIS TRISERIATA; RANA SYLVATICA; REPTILIA; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 0035676348     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2001.11682676     Document Type: Article

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