Effect of alternative silvicultural systems on vegetation and bird communities in coastal montane forests of British Columbia, Canada

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 115, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 231-242

  Beese, William J ^a   Bryant, Andrew A ^b  

^a Weyerhaeuser Saskatchewan Ltd   (Canada)

^b Andrew A Bryant Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forest birds; Forest vegetation; Old growth; Shelterwood; Silvicultural systems

Indexed keywords

BIRD; MONTANE FOREST; SILVICULTURE; VEGETATION;

CANADA;

EID: 0033594192     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(98)00402-2     Document Type: Article

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