Seasonal habitat selection by marten in an untrapped forest preserve

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 707-717

  Chapin, Theodore G ^a,b   Harrison, Daniel J ^a   Phillips, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b Ecology and Environment Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

American marten; Choristoneura fumiferana; Forest; Habitat; Maine; Martes americana; Preserve; Selection; Spruce budworm; Structure; Trapping

Indexed keywords

CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; CONIFEROPHYTA; MARTES AMERICANA; PICEA;

EID: 0030874561     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802178     Document Type: Article

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