Productivity and significance of headwater streams: Population structure and biomass of the black-bellied salamander (Desmognathus quadramaculatus)

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 347-357

  Peterman, William E ^a   Crawford, John A ^b   Semlitsch, Raymond D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Indiana University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Desmognathus quadramaculatus; Headwater stream; Population estimation; Salamander

Indexed keywords

DESMOGNATHUS QUADRAMACULATUS; SALAMANDROIDEA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 38149111772     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01900.x     Document Type: Article

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