An experiment for assessing vertebrate response to varying levels and patterns of green-tree retention

Northwest Science

Volumn 73, Issue SPEC. ISS., 1999, Pages 45-63

  Lehmkuhl, John F ^a   West, Stephen D ^b   Chambers, Carol L ^c,d   McComb, William C ^c,e   Manuwal, David A ^b   Aubry, Keith B ^a   Erickson, Janet L ^b   Gitzen, Robert A ^b   Leu, Matthias ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FAUNA; FOREST MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033004527     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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