Mexican spotted owl home range and habitat use in pine-oak forest: Implications for forest management

Forest Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 127-135

  Ganey, Joseph L ^a   Block, William M ^a   Jenness, Jeffrey S ^a   Wilson, Randolph A ^a,b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Gambel oak; Habitat use; Home range; Mexican spotted owl; Pine oak forest; Ponderosa pine; Radio telemetry

Indexed keywords

PINUS PONDEROSA; QUERCUS GAMBELII; STRIX OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 0032972760     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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