Sampling on private property to evaluate population status and effects of land use practices on the gopher tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus

Biological Conservation

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 289-298

  Hermann, Sharon M ^a,b   Guyer, Craig ^b   Hardin Waddle, J ^a   Greg Nelms, M ^a  

^a TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire; Gopherus; Land management; Private property; Status survey

Indexed keywords

LAND MANAGEMENT; POPULATION SIZE; PRIVATE LAND; SAMPLING; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; GOPHERUS; GOPHERUS POLYPHEMUS; POLYPHEMUS; TESTUDINIDAE;

EID: 0036883822     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00123-4     Document Type: Article

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