Forest area and distribution in the Mississippi alluvial valley: Implications for breeding bird conservation

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1215-1224

  Twedt, Daniel J ^a   Loesch, Charles R ^b  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird conservation; Bottomland hardwood forest; Forested wetlands; Habitat assessment; Mississippi Valley

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; FOREST COVER; HABITAT CONSERVATION; PATCH SIZE;

UNITED STATES;

AVES;

EID: 0033394736     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00348.x     Document Type: Article

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