Effects of riparian timber management on amphibians in Maine

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 657-670

  Perkins, Dustin W ^a,b   Hunter Jr , Malcolm L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

American toad; Amphibians; Buffers; Eastern red backed salamander; First order stream; Forest management; Headwater streams; Maine; Partial harvests; Riparian zone; Stream salamanders; Wood frog

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AMPHIBIAN; FOREST MANAGEMENT; RIPARIAN FOREST; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TIMBER HARVESTING;

MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO AMERICANUS; PLETHODON CINEREUS; RANA SYLVATICA; SALAMANDROIDEA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33746380580     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[657:EORTMO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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