Journal of
Ecology and The Natural Environment

  • Abbreviation: J. Ecol. Nat. Environ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9847
  • DOI: 10.5897/JENE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 408

Full Length Research Paper

Effects of microhabitat and large-scale land use on stream salamander occupancy in the coalfields of Central Appalachia

Sara E. Sweeten
  • Sara E. Sweeten
  • Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech, 106 Cheatham Hall, Blacksburg, 24061, Virginia, United States.
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W. Mark Ford
  • W. Mark Ford
  • U.S. Geological Survey, Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, 106 Cheatham Hall Blacksburg, 24061, Virginia, United States.
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  •  Received: 01 April 2016
  •  Accepted: 14 July 2016
  •  Published: 30 September 2016

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