Reptile and amphibian response to season of burn in an upland hardwood forest

•We investigate how season of burn affects reptiles and amphibians in hardwood forests.•We found no adverse effects of growing- or dormant-season burns on common species.•More adult and juvenile Plestiodon fasciatus were captured in growing-season burns.•Herpetofauna may respond to reduced canopy co...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Forest ecology and management 2018-02, Vol.409, p.808-816
Hauptverfasser:	Greenberg, Cathryn H., Seiboldt, Tyler, Keyser, Tara L., McNab, W. Henry, Scott, Patrick, Bush, Janis, Moorman, Christopher E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	adults Amphibians canopy fences fire intensity forest management fuels (fire ecology) growing season Growing-season burn hardwood forests Herpetofauna highlands juveniles Lizard mortality pitfall traps Plestiodon Plestiodon fasciatus prescribed burning Prescribed fire reproductive success Reptiles Season of burn temperature Terrestrial salamanders topography tree mortality trees weather
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