Fire has always been a driving factor of life on Earth. Now that mankind has definitely joined
the other environmental forces in shaping the planet, lots of species are threatened by …

Prescribed burning is used to achieve a variety of silvicultural objectives, including
controlling heavy fuel accumulation, exposing mineral soil, releasing available nutrients for …

Biologically rich savannas and woodlands dominated by Pinus palustris once dominated the
southeastern US landscape. With European settlement, fire suppression, and landscape …

Information on amphibian responses to fire and fuel reduction practices is critically needed
due to potential declines of species and the prevalence of new, more intensive fire …

It is known that turtle embryos are prone to high rates of predation; however, little is known
about microhabitat variation at the nest site and its effects on turtle embryo survival …

We tested whether the herpetofaunal response to clearcutting followed by site preparation
was similar to high‐intensity wildfire followed by salvage logging in sand‐pine scrub …

The effectiveness of pitfall versus funnel traps was examined using drift fence data from five
studies that employed different array designs, fencing materials, and numbers of traps in …

Reptile and amphibian communities were sampled in intact gaps created by wind
disturbance, salvage-logged gaps, and closed canopy mature forest (controls). Sampling …

We review the ecological consequences of habitat and microhabitat use in lizards. Different
habitats have different biotic and abiotic properties and thus are likely to have different …

Recent reports have suggested that a global decline in amphibian populations has taken
place during the past few decades. Urban development is thought to affect the richness and …