Upland-wetland linkages: Relationship of upland and wetland characteristics with watersnake abundance

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 271, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 134-139

  Attum, O ^a   Lee, Y M ^b   Roe, J H ^c   Kingsbury, B A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Buffer zones; Forest area; Nerodia sipedon; Patch size; Roads; Wetland connectivity; Wetland size

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONNECTIVITY; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; PATCH SIZE; SNAKE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; UPLAND REGION; WETLAND; WETLAND MANAGEMENT; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

NERODIA SIPEDON; NERODIA SIPEDON SIPEDON;

EID: 33846547927     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00178.x     Document Type: Article

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