Browsing FAS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "indicator species"
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Assessing the impacts of the decline of Tsuga canadensisstands on two amphibian species in a New England forest
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2016)Disturbances such as outbreaks of herbivorous insects and pathogens can devastate unique habitats and directly reduce biodiversity. The foundation tree species Tsuga canadensis (eastern hemlock) is declining due to infestation ... -
Calibrating abundance indices with population size estimators of red back salamanders (Plethodon cinereus) in a New England Forest.
(PeerJ Inc., 2015)Herpetologists and conservation biologists frequently use convenient and cost-effective, but less accurate, abundance indices (e.g., number of individuals collected under artificial cover boards or during natural objects ...