A functional analysis of streamside habitat use by southern Appalachian salamanders: Implications for riparian forest management

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 210, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 443-454

  Petranka, James W ^a   Smith, Charles K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE   (United States)

^b HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachian Mountains; Core habitat; Riparian forests; Salamanders; Stream buffers

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FORESTRY; GROWTH KINETICS; OCEAN HABITATS; TIMBER;

AQUATIC SPECIES; FOREST FUNCTIONS; TERRESTRIAL HABITATS; TIMBERING;

BIODIVERSITY;

AMPHIBIAN; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT USE; RIPARIAN FOREST;

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTS; FORESTRY; FORESTS; GROWTH;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA; DESMOGNATHUS WRIGHTI; EURYCEA WILDERAE; GYRINOPHILUS PORPHYRITICUS; PLETHODON; PLETHODON JORDANI; PLETHODON TEYAHALEE; PLETHODONTIDAE; RIPARIA;

EID: 17844406398     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.02.040     Document Type: Article

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