The role of forest harvesting and subsequent vegetative regrowth in determining patterns of amphibian habitat use

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 270, Issue , 2012, Pages 163-174

  Popescu, Viorel D ^a   Patrick, David A ^b   Hunter Jr , Malcolm L ^a   Calhoun, Aram J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b PAUL SMITH S COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Clearcutting; Forest specialist; Habitat generalist; Maine; Vegetative regrowth

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CLEARCUTTING; FOREST SPECIALIST; HABITAT GENERALIST; MAINE; VEGETATIVE REGROWTH;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; HARVESTING; LAKES; TIMBER;

FORESTRY;

AMPHIBIAN; CLEARCUTTING; DISTURBANCE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT USE; HARVESTING; JUVENILE; MIGRATION; REGROWTH; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SILVICULTURE; SPECIALIST; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

MAINE; UNITED STATES;

AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM; AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA CLAMITANS; RANA SYLVATICA; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 84857024407     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.01.027     Document Type: Article

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