Nest predation and avian species diversity in northwestern forest understory

Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 2391-2402

  Sieving, Kathryn E ^a   Willson, Mary F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Avian species diversity; Canada; Coniferous; Deciduous; Gray Jay; Habitat selection; Nest predation; Northwestern forest understory; Red squirrel; Small mammals; Steller's Jay

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT SELECTION; NEST PREDATION; UNDERSTORY;

(WEST); ALASKA; CANADA; UNITED STATES;

CYANOCITTA STELLERI; PERISOREUS CANADENSIS; TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS;

EID: 0031756341     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1998)079[2391:NPAASD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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