DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.09.013
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84867236452
论文题名: Effects of experimental forest management on a terrestrial, woodland salamander in Missouri
作者: Hocking D.J. ; Connette G.M. ; Conner C.A. ; Scheffers B.R. ; Pittman S.E. ; Peterman W.E. ; Semlitsch R.D.
刊名: Forest Ecology and Management
ISSN: 0378-1127
出版年: 2013
卷: 287 起始页码: 32
结束页码: 39
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Amphibians
; Body condition
; Demographics
; Experimental forestry
Scopus关键词: Amphibians
; Artificial cover
; Body condition
; Canopy thinning
; Demographics
; Forested landscapes
; Forestry practices
; Missouris
; Postharvest
; Timber harvests
; Timber management
; Wildlife species
; Ecosystems
; Harvesting
; Timber
; Reforestation
; amphibian
; body condition
; clearcutting
; demography
; experimental study
; forest management
; forestry practice
; forestry production
; habitat conservation
; juvenile
; landscape
; management practice
; moisture
; regeneration
; terrestrial environment
; thinning
; wild population
; woodland
; Biodiversity
; Ecosystems
; Forestry
; Harvesting
; Missouri
; Reforestation
; Thinning
; Missouri
; United States
; Acer
; Amphibia
; Plethodon
; Plethodon albagula
; Salamandroidea
英文摘要: Successful multi-use planning for forested landscapes requires an understanding of timber management effects on wildlife species. Lungless, woodland salamanders depend on forested habitats and are sensitive to changes in temperature and moisture associated with many forestry practices. Additionally, woodland salamanders are territorial and have relatively low vagility, making it unlikely that they can successfully migrate to more favorable habitat when the surrounding forest is harvested. Therefore, we examined the abundance of the Western Slimy Salamander, Plethodon albagula, in an experimentally manipulated forest in central Missouri. We used artificial cover object searches to compare salamander abundance in three replicate treatments that were clear-cut then burned to reduce maple regeneration, clear-cut and not burned, partially harvested, and un-manipulated control forest. We captured a total of 300 Western Slimy Salamanders between April 2007 and September 2011. We found significantly fewer salamanders in the burn and clear-cut treatments compared with the partial and control treatments. We also found a lower proportion of juveniles and had fewer recaptures in the burn and clear-cut than in the partial and control treatments. Consistent with other studies of woodland salamanders, our results suggest that for at least the first 7. years post-harvest, clear-cutting is detrimental to woodland salamander populations. This initial reduction in abundance combined with the further reduced proportion of juveniles may have longer lasting effects even as the forest regenerates. Finally, it appears that timber harvest resulting in limited canopy thinning may be compatible with maintaining populations of Western Slimy Salamanders in Missouri. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/66870
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作者单位: Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of New Hampshire, 114 James Hall, Durham, NH 03824, United States; Division of Biological Sciences, University of New Hampshire, 105 Tucker Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, United States
Recommended Citation:
Hocking D.J.,Connette G.M.,Conner C.A.,et al. Effects of experimental forest management on a terrestrial, woodland salamander in Missouri[J]. Forest Ecology and Management,2013-01-01,287