Effects of experimental canopy manipulation on amphibian egg deposition

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 496-503

  Felix, Zachary I ^a,b   Wang, Yong ^a   Schweitzer, Callie J ^a  

^a ALABAMA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Reinhardt College   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambystoma maculatum; Amphibians; Clear cut; Cumberland plateau; Forestry; Hyla chrysoscelis; Oviposition; Pseudacris brachyphona; Silviculture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOPHYSICS; BREEDING SITE; CLEARCUTTING; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; FROG; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT USE; MESOCOSM; OVIPOSITION; PARAMETERIZATION; PH; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); RETENTION; SILVICULTURE; WATER TEMPERATURE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

APPALACHIAN PLATEAU; CUMBERLAND PLATEAU; UNITED STATES;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; HYLA; HYLA CHRYSOSCELIS; PSEUDACRIS BRACHYPHONA; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 77950229056     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-181     Document Type: Article

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