Effects of forest management on amphibians and reptiles: Generalist species obscure trends among native forest associates

Open Environmental Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue SPEC. ISSUE, 2010, Pages 24-30

  Steen, David A ^a   Rall McGee, Ashley E ^a   Hermann, Sharon M ^a   Stiles, James A ^a   Stiles, Sierra H ^a   Guyer, Craig ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire surrogate; Hardwood removal; Herbicide treatment; Longleaf pine; Pinus palustris; Prescribed burn; Thinning

Indexed keywords

EID: 82755165404     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18763251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1876325101004010024     Document Type: Article

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