Population density of Northern Spotted Owls in managed young-growth forests in coastal northern California

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 275-286

  Diller, Lowell V ^a   Thome, Darrin M ^b  

^a Simpson Timber Company   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Density; Managed forests; Mark recapture; Northern Spotted Owl; Strix occidentalis caurina

Indexed keywords

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION DENSITY; RAPTOR;

UNITED STATES;

STRIX OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 0033494702     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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