Short-term effects of prescribed fire on lizards in mesquite-ashe juniper vegetation in central texas

Applied Herpetology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 281-292

  Radke, Nikki J ^a   Wester, David B ^a   Perry, Gad ^a   Rideout Hanzak, Sandra ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Invertebrates; Lizards; Prescribed fire; Short term effects; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349165430     PISSN: 15707539     EISSN: 15707547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157075408785911039     Document Type: Article

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