Prescribed fire alters surface activity and movement behavior of a terrestrial salamander

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 298, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 303-309

  O'Donnell, K M ^a   Thompson, F R ^b   Semlitsch, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Northern Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Plethodon albagula; Amphibian; Fire management; Forest management; Minimum convex polygon; Plethodontid; Prescribed fire; Radio frequency identification

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; AMPHIBIAN; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MOVEMENT; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RADIOTELEMETRY;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; PLETHODON ALBAGULA; PLETHODONTIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 84955289094     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12316     Document Type: Article

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