Evaluating biotic and abiotic influences on torrent salamanders in managed forests of western Oregon

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1413-1424

  Russell, Kevin R ^a,b   Mabee, Todd J ^c   Cole, Michael B ^c   Rochelle, Michael J ^d  

^a Willamette Industries Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

^c ABR Inc   (United States)

^d WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic habitat; Amphibians; Cascade torrent salamanders; Clearcutting; Forest management; Headwater streams; Oregon; Pacific Northwest; Rhyacotriton cascadae

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CONIFEROUS FOREST; HABITAT; LANDSCAPE; VERTEBRATE;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA; CONIFEROPHYTA; RHYACOTRITON CASCADAE; RHYACOTRITONIDAE;

EID: 33646102671     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2005)33[1413:EBAAIO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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