Community occupancy of herpetofauna in roadside ditches in a managed pine landscape

• Published in: Forest ecology and management Vol. 361; pp. 346 - 357
• Main Authors: Homyack, Jessica A., O’Bryan, Christopher J., Thornton, Jamie E., Baldwin, Robert F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.02.2016
• Subjects: Amphibian; Anura; Ditch; Ditches; Forest management; Habitats; Lacertilia; Landscapes; Maintenance; Mathematical models; Occupancy; Pine; Pinus taeda; Plantation; Reptile; Road; Roadsides; ANW, USA, North Carolina; ANW, USA, Atlantic Coastal Plain; Reptile; Ditch; Plantation; Road; Amphibian; Occupancy

•We surveyed herpetofauna in roadside ditches in a managed forest landscape.•We used a community occupancy model to describe relationships.•Time since ditch maintenance did not affect diversity or occupancy of herpetofauna.•Altered aquatic habitats in managed forest supported a relatively diverse co...