Landscape composition and pattern around northern spotted owl nest sites in southwest Oregon

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 151-158

  Ripple, William J ^a   Lattin, Peter D ^a   Hershey, K T ^a   Wagner, Frank F ^a   Meslow, E Charles ^a,b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Wildlife Management Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

forest fragmentation; GIS; habitat; landscape patterns; nest site selection; northern spotted owl; old forest; owl reproductive rates; southwestern Oregon

Indexed keywords

FOREST FRAGMENTATION; LANDSCAPE PATTERN; NEST SITE SELECTION; NORTHERN SPOTTED OWL;

USA, OREGON;

STRIX OCCIDENTALIS CAURINA;

EID: 0030617954     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802424     Document Type: Article

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