Bald eagle nesting density and success in relation to distance from clearcut logging in southeast Alaska

Biological Conservation

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 121-126

  Gende, Scott M ^a   Willson, Mary F ^a   Marston, Brian H ^a   Jacobson, Mike ^b   Smith, Winston P ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b Office of Raptor Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Bald eagle; Clearcut logging; Conservation; Haliaeetus leucocephalus; Nesting success; Southeast Alaska

Indexed keywords

BALD EAGLE; CLEARCUT; LOGGING; NESTING DENSITY; NESTING SUCCESS;

USA, ALASKA;

CICONIIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS;

EID: 0032008262     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(97)00078-5     Document Type: Article

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