Abiotic factors influencing abundance and microhabitat use of stream salamanders in southern Appalachian forests

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 1841-1847

  Crawford, John A ^a   Semlitsch, Raymond D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Desmognathus; Eurycea; Forest management; Headwater stream; Riparian habitat; Salamander

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

DESMOGNATHUS; EURYCEA; HEADWATER STREAMS; RIPARIAN HABITATS; SALAMANDER;

BIODIVERSITY;

ABUNDANCE; AMPHIBIAN; BIODIVERSITY; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT USE; HEADWATER; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MICROHABITAT; MITIGATION; MOUNTAIN STREAM; NATURE CONSERVATION; PREDATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIPARIAN ZONE;

BIODIVERSITY; E I S; FORESTS; HARVESTING; PLANTS; SOIL;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA;

AMPHIBIA; DESMOGNATHUS; EURYCEA; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 39749198212     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.12.005     Document Type: Article

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