Terrestrial herpetofaunal assemblages in secondary forests and exotic Lophostemon confertus plantations in South China

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 270, Issue , 2012, Pages 71-77

  Sung, Yik Hei ^a   Karraker, Nancy E ^a   Hau, Billy C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Exotic plantation; Forest regeneration; Reforestation; Reptile; Secondary forest

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; DEFORESTATION;

AMPHIBIAN; EXOTIC PLANTATION; FOREST REGENERATION; REPTILE; SECONDARY FORESTS;

REFORESTATION;

ABUNDANCE; AMPHIBIAN; BIODIVERSITY; BODY CONDITION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DEFORESTATION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HERPETOFAUNA; INVASIVE SPECIES; REGENERATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SECONDARY FOREST;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HONG KONG; PLANTATIONS; PLANTS; REFORESTATION; SECONDARY FOREST; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; LOPHOSTEMON CONFERTUS; REPTILIA; SPHENOMORPHUS INDICUS;

EID: 84856809058     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.01.011     Document Type: Article

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