Lizard microhabitat and microclimate relationships in southeastern pine-hardwood forests managed with prescribed burning and thinning

Forest Science

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 180-190

  Sutton, William B ^a,b   Wang, Yong ^a   Schweitzer, Callie J ^c   Steen, David A ^d  

^a ALABAMA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Akaike's information criterion; Disturbance; Forest management; Reptile; William B. bankhead national forest

Indexed keywords

AKAIKE'S INFORMATION CRITERIONS; BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; DISTURBANCE; FOREST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; INFORMATION-THEORETIC APPROACH; NATIONAL FORESTS; REPTILE;

CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; HARDWOODS;

FORESTRY;

CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARDWOODS; PRESCRIBED BURNING; THINNING;

EID: 84893351698     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5849/forsci.11-076     Document Type: Article

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