Effects of repeated-stand entries on terrestrial salamanders and their habitat

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 353-366

  Homyack, Jessica A ^a,b   Haas, Carola A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b not available   (United States)

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EID: 84880104838     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/058.012.0209     Document Type: Article

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