Carbon isotope ratios in logged and unlogged boreal forests: Examination of the potential for determining wildlife habitat use

Environmental Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 249-255

  France, Robert ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canopy effect; Clearcutting; Foliar 13C; Habitat use

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CANADA; FOREST; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WILDLIFE;

BOREAL FOREST; CANOPY; CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; CARBON-13; WILDLIFE HABITAT;

CANADA, ONTARIO;

EID: 0029662487     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01204009     Document Type: Article

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