Influence of forest structure and diseases on nestsite selection by red-breasted nuthatches

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1349-1358

  Steeger, Christoph ^a,b   Hitchcock, Christine L ^c,d  

^a Pandion Ecological Research   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d Hitchcock Consulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

Armillaria ostoyae; British Columbia; Cavity nester; Forest health; Habitat selection; Nest trees; Red breasted nuthatch; Sitta canadensis

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST HEALTH; HABITAT STRUCTURE; NEST SITE; SITE SELECTION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

ARCEUTHOBIUM; ARMILLARIA OSTOYAE; DENDROCTONUS PONDEROSAE; SITTA CANADEASIS; SITTA CANADENSIS;

EID: 0031758011     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802001     Document Type: Article

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