Bird and small mammal use of short-rotation hybrid poplar plantations

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 171-182

  Christian, Donald P ^a   Collins, Patrick T ^a,b   Hanowski, Joann M ^a   Niemi, Gerald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

biomass energy plantations; birds; habitat; hybrid poplar; land use change; Minnesota; Neotropical migrants; northcentral states; Populus sp.; short rotation woody crops; small mammals

Indexed keywords

BIRD; HABITAT USE; POPLAR PLANTATION; SMALL MAMMAL;

USA, MINNESOTA;

POPULUS; SALICACEAE;

EID: 0030617956     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802426     Document Type: Article

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