Lizard microhabitat and fire fuel management

Biological Conservation

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 293-297

  James, Sarah E ^a   M'Closkey, Robert T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dead vegetation; Fire; Fuel reduction; Lizards; Microhabitat

Indexed keywords

LIZARD; MICROHABITAT; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL;

COLORADO PLATEAU; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

SCELOPORUS; SCELOPORUS GRACIOSUS; SCELOPORUS UNDULATUS; SQUAMATA; UROSAURUS; UROSAURUS ORNATUS; UTA; UTA STANSBURIANA;

EID: 0347567507     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(03)00022-3     Document Type: Article

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