Northeastern Ontario Forest Ecosystem Classification as a tool for managing marten habitat

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 529-532

  Bowman, J C ^a,c   Robitaille, J F ^a   Watt, W R ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forest ecosystem classification; habitat suitability matrix; marten; Martes americana

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN MARTEN; ECOSYSTEM CLASSIFICATION; FOREST; HABITAT SUITABILITY MATRIX;

CANADA, ONTARIO;

MARTES AMERICANA;

EID: 0030301484     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc72529-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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