Effect of partial cutting on predation risk to artificial bird nests

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1911-1915

  Steventon, J Douglas ^a   Ott, Peter K ^a   MacKenzie, Kenneth L ^b,c  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Weldwood Canada Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEARCUTTING; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; NEST PREDATION; PREDATION RISK;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 0033494993     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x99-193     Document Type: Article

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