DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.01.027
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84874539915
论文题名: Short term response of herpetofauna to oak regeneration treatments on the mid-Cumberland Plateau of southern Tennessee
作者: Cantrell A.W. ; Wang Y. ; Schweitzer C.J. ; Greenberg C.H.
刊名: Forest Ecology and Management
ISSN: 0378-1127
出版年: 2013
卷: 295 起始页码: 239
结束页码: 247
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Amphibians
; Cumberland Plateau
; Oak-shelterwood
; Reptiles
; Shelterwood
; Upland hardwood forest
Scopus关键词: Amphibians
; Cumberland Plateau
; Hardwood forests
; Oak-shelterwood
; Reptiles
; Shelterwood
; Fences
; Hardwoods
; Herbicides
; Landforms
; Nobelium
; Reforestation
; abundance
; amphibian
; deciduous tree
; habitat conservation
; herbicide
; physiological response
; pitfall trap
; regeneration
; reptile
; species diversity
; species richness
; vegetation structure
; Hardwoods
; Herbicides
; Quercus
; Reforestation
; Shelterwood
; Tennessee
; Traps
; Appalachian Plateau
; Cumberland Plateau
; United States
英文摘要: We examined the short term response of herpetofauna to two treatments designed to regenerate oak in upland hardwood forest: (1) shelterwood (30-40% BA retention), and (2) oak-shelterwood (midstory removal by use of herbicide), along with controls. Research was conducted 1 and 2. years post treatment within an oak-hickory forest within the mid-Cumberland Plateau of southern Tennessee. Reptiles and amphibians were captured using drift fences equipped with double-ended funnel traps and pitfall traps. The shelterwood treatment had the least canopy cover and greatest amount of light at the forest floor relative to oak shelterwood or control. These changes were the main drivers for increasing the complexity of forest vegetation within the stands. Fowler's toads, eastern-narrow mouthed toads, northern slimy salamanders, eastern five-lined skinks, eastern fence lizards, northern black racers and smooth earth snakes were most abundant in the shelterwood treatment. Broad-headed skinks were most abundant in oak-shelterwood stands. Amphibian and reptile species richness was higher in the shelterwood stands than in oak-shelterwood or control. Reptile diversity was higher in the shelterwood treatment than controls. No negative responses for herpetofaunal abundance, richness, or diversity were detected in either treatment. These findings will provide forest resource managers and private forest land owners with better knowledge for conserving herpetofaunal species when implementing these oak regeneration methods in upland hardwood forests of the Cumberland Plateau. © 2013. Citation statistics:
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/66663
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作者单位: Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Alabama A and M University, P.O. Box 1927, Normal, AL 35762, United States; USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, P.O. Box 1569, Normal, AL 36762, United States; USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Bent Creek Experimental Forest, 1577 Brevard Rd., Asheville, NC 28806, United States
Recommended Citation:
Cantrell A.W.,Wang Y.,Schweitzer C.J.,et al. Short term response of herpetofauna to oak regeneration treatments on the mid-Cumberland Plateau of southern Tennessee[J]. Forest Ecology and Management,2013-01-01,295