The effects of stand age on avian communities in aspen-dominated forests of central Saskatchewan, Canada

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 136, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 121-134

  Hobson, K A ^a,b   Bayne, E ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forest bird communities; Populus tremuloides; Stand age

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; AVIFAUNA; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CANADA;

EID: 0034308217     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(99)00287-X     Document Type: Article

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