Effects of post-harvest silviculture on use of boreal forest stands by amphibians and marten in Ontario

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 741-747

  Thompson, Ian D ^a   Baker, James A ^b   Jastrebski, Christopher ^a   Dacosta, Jennifer ^a   Fryxell, John ^c   Corbett, Daniel ^b  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

American toad; Boreal; Herbicide; Marten; Ontario; Post harvest silviculture; Wood frog; Woody debris

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; HARVESTING; HERBICIDES; WEED CONTROL;

AMERICAN TOAD; BOREAL; MARTEN; ONTARIO; POST HARVEST; WOODY DEBRIS;

FORESTRY;

AMPHIBIAN; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT USE; HERBICIDE; MUSTELID; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SECONDARY FOREST; SILVICULTURE; STAND STRUCTURE; WOODY DEBRIS;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; FIBER DEBRIS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH; HARVESTING; HERBICIDES; SILVICULTURE; WEED CONTROL;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO AMERICANUS; CONIFEROPHYTA; MARTES AMERICANA; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 65649087057     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc84741-5     Document Type: Article

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