Association of weather and nest-site structure with reproductive success in California spotted owls

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 797-807

  North, Malcolm ^a   Steger, George ^a   Denton, Renee ^a   Eberlein, Gary ^a   Munton, Tom ^a   Johnson, Ken ^a  

^a PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

California spotted owl; Canopy foliage; Mixed conifer forest; Oak woodlands; Owl reproduction; Stand structure; Strix occidentalis; Weather

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; NEST SITE; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WEATHER;

CONIFEROPHYTA; QUERCUS; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX OCCIDENTALIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033924052     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802750     Document Type: Article

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