Bird species diversity and nesting success in mature, clearcut and shelterwood forest in northern New Hampshire, USA

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 129, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 227-235

  King, David I ^a   Degraaf, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird habitat; Bird species diversity; Forest birds; Forest management; Ice damage; Nest predation; Silviculture

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; NESTING; PREDATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034678844     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(99)00167-X     Document Type: Article

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