Woodland salamanders as metrics of forest ecosystem recovery: a case study from California's redwoods

Woodland (Plethodontid) salamanders occur in huge numbers in healthy forests in North America where the abundances of many species vary along successional gradients. Their high numbers and trophic role as predators on shredder and decomposer arthropods influence nutrient and carbon pathways at the l...

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Main Authors: Hartwell H. Welsh Jr., Garth R. Hodgson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-05-01
Series:Ecosphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1890/ES12-00400.1