The Dogma of the 30 Meter Riparian Buffer: The Case of the Boreal Toad (Bufo boreas boreas)

We tested the adequacy of standard 30 m riparian buffers for semi-aquatic vertebrate species, using the boreal toad (Bufo boreas boreas) as an example. We monitored toad populations in south-central Utah using radio telemetry during the summers of 2003 and 2004. We found 30 m buffers inadequate for...

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Main Author: Goates, Michael C.
Format: Others
Published: BYU ScholarsArchive 2006
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Online Access:https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/366
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1365&context=etd