Clearcutting and burning of northern spruce-fir forests: Implications for small mammal communities

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 327-344

  Sullivan, Thomas P ^a,c   Lautenschlager, R A ^b   Wagner, Robert G ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c Applied Mammal Research Institute   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Demography; Forest harvesting; Picea Abies forests; Population density; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

BURNING; CLEARCUTTING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MAMMAL; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 0032800793     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1999.00408.x     Document Type: Article

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