Effects of forest-clearcut edges on a forest-breeding songbird

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1026-1037

  Harris, Rebecca J ^a   Reed, J Michael ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; FOOD PRODUCTS; FORESTRY;

FOREST BREEDERS;

BIOLOGY;

CLEARCUTTING; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); EDGE EFFECT; HABITAT USE; PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SONGBIRD;

AVES; DENDROICA; DENDROICA CAERULESCENS; GALLIFORMES; PASSERI;

EID: 0036436310     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z02-076     Document Type: Article

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