Influence of coarse woody debris on herpetofaunal communities in upland pine stands of the southeastern Coastal Plain

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 259, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1111-1117

  Davis, Justin C ^a   Castleberry, Steven B ^a   Kilgo, John C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Coarse woody debris; Coastal plain; Herpetofauna; Longleaf; Pinus palustris; Reptile

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCES; BLOCK DESIGNS; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; COASTAL PLAIN; COVARIATES; LONGLEAF PINE; MOIST ENVIRONMENT; PINE STAND; PITFALL TRAPPING; SANDY SOILS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STUDY AREAS; TEMPERATURE EXTREMES; UPLAND AREA;

DEBRIS; HYDRAULICS; LANDFORMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

FORESTRY;

AMPHIBIAN; BURROWING; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; COASTAL PLAIN; CONIFEROUS TREE; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; FEEDING GROUND; HERPETOFAUNA; PITFALL TRAP; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; REPTILE; SANDY SOIL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; UPLAND REGION;

UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; PINUS PALUSTRIS; REPTILIA; SALAMANDROIDEA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 75349087597     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.12.024     Document Type: Article

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