Effects of new forest management strategies on squirrel populations

Ecological Applications

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 248-257

  Carey, Andrew B ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Douglas fir; Ecosystem management; Forest ecology; Forest management; Glaucomys sabrinus; Managed forest; Old growth restoration; Pacific Northwest; Silviculture; Squirrels; Tamias townsendii; Tamiasciurus douglasii; Thinning

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POPULATION SIZE; RODENT; ROTATION; THINNING;

PUGET TROUGH; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON;

ABIES; CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; GLAUCOMYS SABRINUS; PETAURISTINAE; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; TAMIAS TOWNSENDII; TAMIASCIURUS DOUGLASII; TSUGA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA; UNDETERMINED SCIURIDAE 'CHIPMUNKS';

EID: 0034141588     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2000)010[0248:eonfms]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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