Small mammal distributions relative to corridor edges within intensively managed southern pine plantations

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 148-151

  Constantine, Nicole L ^a   Campbell, Tyler A ^b   Baughman, William M ^c   Harrington, Timothy B ^d   Chapman, Brian R ^e   Miller, Karl V ^f  

^a Memorial High School   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^c MeadWestvaco Corporation   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^e SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corridor; Ecosystem based forestry; Intensive management; Loblolly pine; Pine plantation; Pinus taeda; Rodents; Shrews; Small mammals; South Carolina

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT; SOFTWOODS;

CORRIDOR EDGES; ECOSYSTEM BASED FORESTRY; PINE PLANTATION; SHREWS; SMALL MAMMAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; PINUS TAEDA; PLANTATIONS; RODENTS; SOUTH CAROLINA; SOUTHERN PINES;

BLARINA CAROLINENSIS; CRICETINAE; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MAMMALIA; OCHROTOMYS; OCHROTOMYS NUTTALLI; ORYZOMYS PALUSTRIS; PEROMYSCUS GOSSYPINUS; PINUS ECHINATA; PINUS TAEDA; REITHRODONTOMYS HUMULIS; RODENTIA; SIGMODON; SIGMODON HISPIDUS; SORICIDAE;

EID: 24744471793     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/29.3.148     Document Type: Article

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