Songbird abundance in clear-cut and burned stands: A comparison of natural disturbance and forest management

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1343-1350

  Simon, Neal P P ^a   Schwab, F E ^b   Otto, R D ^c  

^a N/Labrador Dept of Forest Rsrc   (Canada)

^b Department of Physics   (Canada)

^c Sci Div Wildlife/Protect Areas   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; VEGETATION;

NATURAL DISTURBANCES;

FORESTRY;

AVIFAUNA; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; SUCCESSION; TIMBER HARVESTING; WILDFIRE;

CANADA;

AVES; CANIDAE; CATHARUS GUTTATUS; CONIFEROPHYTA; DENDROICA CORONATA; DENDROICA PETECHIA; PASSERELLA; PASSERI; PASSERIDAE; PICEA; PICEA MARIANA; TURDIDAE;

EID: 0036443255     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x02-057     Document Type: Article

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