Effects of timber harvest within streamside management zones on salamander populations in ephemeral streams of southeastern Kentucky
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2014.03.043 0378-1127/ 2014 Published by Elsevier B.V. ⇑ Corresponding author. Current address: University of Kentucky, Department of Forestry, 214 TP Cooper Building, Lexington, KY 40546-0073, USA. Tel.: +1 859 257 8289. E-mail addresses: [email protected] (T.A. Maigret), [email protected] (J.J. Cox), [email protected] (D.R. Schneider), [email protected] (C.D. Barton), [email protected] (S.J. Price), [email protected] (J.L. Larkin). 1 Current address: PO Box 168 ATTN Dylan Schneider, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190, USA. Thomas A. Maigret a,⇑, John J. Cox , Dylan R. Schneider , Chris D. Barton , Steven J. Price , Jeffery L. Larkin b
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