Short-term response of wildlife to clear-cutting in Quebec boreal forest: Multiscale effects and management implications

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1120-1127

  Potvin, François ^a   Courtois, Réhaume ^a   Bélanger, Louis ^b  

^a Min l'Environnement et de la Faune   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEARCUTTING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; RESPONSE ANALYSIS; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; QUEBEC;

ALCES ALCES; DENDRAGAPUS CANADENSIS; FALCIPENNIS CANADENSIS; LEPUS; LEPUS AMERICANUS; MAMMALIA; MARTES AMERICANA; PHASIANIDAE; PICEA;

EID: 0033507234     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x99-040     Document Type: Conference Paper

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