Temporal changes and prescribed-fire effects on vegetation and small-mammal communities in central Appalachian forest, creek, and field habitats

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-26

  Francl, Karen E ^a   Small, Christine J ^a  

^a RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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MAMMALIA;

EID: 84876798508     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/058.012.0102     Document Type: Article

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