Forest stand structure of the northern spotted owl's foraging habitat

Forest Science

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 520-527

  North, Malcolm P ^a,b   Franklin, Jerry F ^a   Carey, Andrew B ^c   Forsman, Eric D ^d   Hamer, Tom ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^e Hamer Environmental   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological legacies; Canopy structure; Old growth; Radio telemetry; Stand structure

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX OCCIDENTALIS CAURINA;

EID: 0032725498     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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