The influence of forest management on headwater stream amphibians at multiple spatial scales

Ecological Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 811-823

  Stoddard, Margo A ^a,b   Hayes, John P ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascaphus truei; Dicamptodon tenebrosus; Forest management; Headwater streams; Information theory; Rhyacotriton kezeri; Rhyacotriton variegatus; Riparian buffers; Spatial scales; Stream amphibians

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HEADWATER;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANURA; ASCAPHUS TRUEI; CAUDATA; CRYPTOBRANCHIDAE; DICAMPTODON TENEBROSUS; DICAMPTODONTIDAE; RHYACOTRITON; RHYACOTRITON KEZERI; RHYACOTRITON VARIEGATUS; RIPARIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 20444390652     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-5195     Document Type: Article

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