Evidence of continued effects from timber harvesting on lotic amphibians in redwood forests of northwestern California

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 221, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 183-193

  Ashton, Donald T ^a,b   Marks, Sharyn B ^b   Welsh Jr , Hartwell H ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Fine sediments; Northern California; Redwood; Timber harvest impacts

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; HARVESTING; LEACHING; SEDIMENTS; WOOD;

AMPHIBIANS; FINE SEDIMENTS; NORTHERN CALIFORNIA; REDWOOD; TIMBER HARVEST PRODUCTS;

TIMBER;

ABUNDANCE; AMPHIBIAN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS; TIMBER HARVESTING;

FORESTRY; FORESTS; HARVESTING; LEACHING; SEDIMENTS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA;

EID: 29744455830     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.09.015     Document Type: Article

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