Availability of pileated woodpecker cavities and use by other species

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 52-59

  Bonar, Richard L ^a,b  

^a Weldwood of Canada Limited   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; Boreal forest; Cavity using wildlife; Dryocopus pileatus; Pileated woodpecker; Secondary cavity user

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; CAVITY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT LOSS;

ALBERTA; CANADA; FOOTHILLS MODEL FOREST;

DRYOCOPUS PILEATUS;

EID: 0033964211     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802974     Document Type: Article

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