Characteristics of spotted owl habitat in landscapes disturbed by timber harvest in northwestern California

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 104-110

  Gutierrez R J ^a   Hunter, John E ^a,b   Chávez León, Gilberto ^a,c   Price, John ^a,d  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

^d USDI Bureau of Land Management   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; HABITAT SELECTION; NORTHERN SPOTTED OWL; OLD-GROWTH FOREST;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

ABIES; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX; STRIX OCCIDENTALIS CAURINA;

EID: 0031660548     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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