Reptile and amphibian response to oak regeneration treatments in productive southern Appalachian hardwood forest

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 377, Issue , 2016, Pages 139-149

  Greenberg, Cathryn H ^a   Moorman, Christopher E ^b   Raybuck, Amy L ^c   Sundol, Chad ^d   Keyser, Tara L ^a   Bush, Janis ^d   Simon, Dean M ^e   Warburton, Gordon S ^f  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^e North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission   (United States)

^f North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Oak ecosystem restoration; Prescribed fire; Reptile; Salamander; Shelterwood harvest

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; HARVESTING; HERBICIDES; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION; WEED CONTROL;

AMPHIBIAN; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; PRESCRIBED FIRES; REPTILE; SALAMANDER; SHELTERWOOD HARVESTS;

FORESTRY;

AMPHIBIAN; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DECIDUOUS TREE; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST FLOOR; HABITAT RESTORATION; HARVESTING; MICROCLIMATE; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; PRESCRIBED BURNING; REGENERATION; REPTILE; SILVICULTURE; WOODLAND;

APPALACHIANS;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; AVES; PLETHODON TEYAHALEE; REPTILIA; SALAMANDROIDEA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84977631083     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2016.06.023     Document Type: Article

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