Amphibian and reptile community response to coarse woody debris manipulations in upland loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) forests

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 256, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2078-2083

  Owens, Audrey K ^a   Moseley, Kurtis R ^b   McCay, Timothy S ^c   Castleberry, Steven B ^a   Kilgo, John C ^d   Ford, W Mark ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Coarse woody debris; Coastal plain; Dead wood; Forest management; Herpetofauna; Rana sphenocephala; Reptile; Snag

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DEBRIS; LANDFORMS;

AMPHIBIAN; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; COASTAL PLAIN; DEAD WOOD; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HERPETOFAUNA; RANA SPHENOCEPHALA; REPTILE; SNAG;

FORESTRY;

AMPHIBIAN; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; COASTAL PLAIN; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DOMINANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LEAF LITTER; MICROHABITAT; REPTILE; SNAG; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTS; MOISTURE CONTROL; REMOVAL; SOIL; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; WOOD;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; PINUS TAEDA; RANA SPHENOCEPHALA; REPTILIA;

EID: 55549110047     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.07.030     Document Type: Article

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