Indirect effects of conifer release alternatives on songbird populations in northwestern Ontario

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 107-112

  Woodcock, John ^a   Lautenschlager, R A ^b   Bell, F Wayne ^b   Ryder, John P ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

brash saw; Chestnut sided Warbler; conifer release; Fallingsnow Ecosystem Project; glyphosate; mist netting; Silvana Selective; songbirds; territory mapping; triclopyr

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CUTTING; DENSITY; HERBICIDE; SONGBIRD;

CANADA, ONTARIO;

DENDROICA PENSYLVANICA;

EID: 0030619456     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc73107-1     Document Type: Article

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