Snake species distributions and temperate grasslands: A case study from the American tallgrass prairie

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 744-755

  Cagle, Nicolette L ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grasslands; Habitat analysis; Landscape; Microhabitat; Multi scale; Snake(s); Tallgrass prairie

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOME; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GRASSLAND; LAND COVER; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MICROHABITAT; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRAIRIE; SNAKE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

SERPENTES;

EID: 40149102130     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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