Landscape fragmentation and forest composition effects on grouse breeding success in boreal forests

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1985-1997

  Kurki, Sami ^a   Nikula, Ari ^b   Helle, Pekka ^b   Lindén, Harto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Black Grouse; Capercaillie; Finland; Forest fragmentation; Geographic Information Systems (GIS); Landscape ecology; Landscape structure; Nest loss; Predation; Tetrao tetrix; Tetrao urogallus; Tetraonids

Indexed keywords

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GAMEBIRD; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

FINLAND;

TETRAO TETRIX;

EID: 0033941705     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[1985:LFAFCE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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