Effects of edge contrast on redback salamander distribution in even-aged northern hardwoods

Forest Science

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 351-363

  DeGraaf, Richard M ^a   Yamasaki, Mariko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Edge effects; Forest management; Redback salamanders

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HARDWOODS; SOILS;

ORGANIC LAYER DEPTH;

FORESTRY;

AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA; PLETHODON; PLETHODON CINEREUS; RUBUS;

EID: 0036587191     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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