Strategies for modeling habitat relationships of uncommon species: An example using the Siskiyou Mountains salamander (Plethodon stormi)

Northwest Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-36

  Welsh Jr , Hartwell H ^a   Stauffer, Howard ^b   Clayton, David R ^c   Ollivier, Lisa M ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Rogue River Siskiyou National Forest   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; PREDICTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

PLETHODON STORMI; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 34247463790     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3955/0029-344X-81.1.15     Document Type: Article

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