Structure of northern spotted owl nest stands and their historical conditions on the eastern slope of the Pacific Northwest Cascades, USA

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 94, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 1-14

  Everett, R ^a   Schellhaas, D ^a   Spurbeck, D ^a   Ohlson, P ^a   Keenum, D ^a   Anderson, T ^a  

^a Wenatchee Forestry Sciences Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest disturbance; Habitat; Nest sites; Owl neighborhoods

Indexed keywords

STRIGIFORMES; STRIX; STRIX OCCIDENTALIS CAURINA;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION; DISTURBANCE; NESTING HABITAT; NORTHERN SPOTTED OWL;

USA, CASCADES;

EID: 0030613061     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(96)03991-6     Document Type: Article

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