Gopher tortoise response to habitat management by prescribed burning

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 428-434

  Yager, Lisa Y ^a   Hinderliter, Matthew G ^a   Heise, Colleen D ^a,b   Epperson, Deborah M ^a,c  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gopher tortoise; Gopherus polyphemus; Growing season fire; Longleaf pine ecosystem; Pinus palustris; Prescribed fire

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; GROWING SEASON; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; HOME RANGE; PRESCRIBED BURNING; TURTLE;

ANIMALIA; GOPHERUS; GOPHERUS POLYPHEMUS; PINUS PALUSTRIS; TESTUDINIDAE;

EID: 51949094754     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-337     Document Type: Article

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