Effects of fire on golden eagle territory occupancy and reproductive success

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 773-780

  Kochert, Michael N ^a   Steenhof, Karen ^a   Carpenter, Leslie B ^b   Marzluff, John M ^c,d  

^a FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Greenfalk Consultants   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquila chrysaetos; Fire; Golden eagle; Habitat selection; Home range; Idaho; Reproductive success; Shrub steppe; Territory occupancy

Indexed keywords

FIRE; HABITAT LOSS; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TERRITORY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

IDAHO; SNAKE RIVER PLAIN; UNITED STATES;

AQUILA CHRYSAETOS; CICONIIFORMES; FALCONIFORMES; RAPTORES; SERPENTES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032791191     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802790     Document Type: Article

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