Predation on artificial nests in forested riparian buffer strips

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 542-550

  Vander Haegen, W Matthew ^a,c   Degraaf, Richard M ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

Author keywords

artificial nests; breeding birds; buffer strips; cameras; clearcutting forestry; Maine; predation rates; predators; riparian

Indexed keywords

AVES; CYANOCITTA; CYANOCITTA CRISTATA; RIPARIA; SCIURIDAE; TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS; URSUS AMERICANUS;

BUFFER STRIP; CLEARCUT; FOREST; NEST PREDATION; PREDATION; RIPARIAN HABITAT;

USA, MAINE;

EID: 0029660360     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802071     Document Type: Article

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