Effects of forest fragmentation by agriculture on avian communities in the southern boreal mixedwoods of western Canada

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 373-387

  Hobson, Keith A ^a,b   Bayne, Erin ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AVIFAUNA; BOREAL FOREST; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION;

CANADA;

CATHARUS USTULATUS; CERTHIA AMERICANA; DENDROICA CASTANEA; DENDROICA FUSCA; DENDROICA MAGNOLIA; DENDROICA VIRENS; VERMIVORA PEREGRINA;

EID: 0033846615     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/0043-5643(2000)112[0373:EOFFBA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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