Effects of experimental forest management on a terrestrial, woodland salamander in Missouri

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 287, Issue , 2013, Pages 32-39

  Hocking, Daniel J ^a   Connette, Grant M ^b   Conner, Christopher A ^b   Scheffers, Brett R ^b   Pittman, Shannon E ^b   Peterman, William E ^b   Semlitsch, Raymond D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Body condition; Demographics; Experimental forestry

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIANS; ARTIFICIAL COVER; BODY CONDITION; CANOPY THINNING; DEMOGRAPHICS; FORESTED LANDSCAPES; FORESTRY PRACTICES; MISSOURIS; POSTHARVEST; TIMBER HARVESTS; TIMBER MANAGEMENT; WILDLIFE SPECIES;

ECOSYSTEMS; HARVESTING; TIMBER;

REFORESTATION;

AMPHIBIAN; BODY CONDITION; CLEARCUTTING; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRACTICE; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; JUVENILE; LANDSCAPE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MOISTURE; REGENERATION; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; THINNING; WILD POPULATION; WOODLAND;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; MISSOURI; REFORESTATION; THINNING;

MISSOURI; UNITED STATES;

ACER; AMPHIBIA; PLETHODON; PLETHODON ALBAGULA; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 84867236452     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.09.013     Document Type: Article

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