Predicting hot spots of herpetofauna road mortality along highway networks

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 104-114

  Langen, Tom A ^a   Ogden, Kimberly M ^b   Schwarting, Lindsay L ^a  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Habitat fragmentation; Landscape connectivity; New York State; Reptiles; Road ecology; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; HERPETOFAUNA; LAND COVER; PREDICTION; ROADKILL;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 58449086681     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-017     Document Type: Article

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