Silvicultural systems and red-cockaded woodpecker management: Another perspective

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 138-147

  Hedrick, Larry D ^a,c,d   Hooper, Robert G ^b,d,e   Krusac, Dennis L ^b,d,f   Dabney, Joseph M ^b,g  

^a USDA Forest Service Ouachita National Forest   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c US Forest Service   (United States)

^d Ozark St Francis National Forests ^*

^e Southern Research Station

^f Southern Region

^g Ozark St Francis National Forests   (United States)

Author keywords

Even aged management; National forest lands; Red cockaded woodpecker habitat; Silviculture; Uneven aged management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031825406     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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