Structure and Composition of Terrestrial Vertebrate Communities in a Northern Virginia, USA, Hardwood Forest Before and After Defoliation by the Introduced Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar)
Mitchell JC. 1994. Structure and Composition of Terrestrial Vertebrate Communities in a Northern Virginia, USA, Hardwood Forest Before and After Defoliation by the Introduced Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar). National Park Service
Results of a study to compare species richness and relative abundances of amphibians, reptiles and small mammals in Prince William Forest Park before and after defoliation by gypsy moths. Animal communities were surveyed in 1988, before gypsy moth defoliation, and in 1993, four years after substantial gypsy moth defoliation began. The authors report that there were significant differences in the composition of the animal communities before and after defoliation, and they offer four hypotheses as to what may have caused these differences.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Mitchell, Joseph
- Date of Issue
- 1994
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- PRWI
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Defoliation, Plant Studies