Models for mapping potential habitat at landscape scales: An example using northern spotted owls

Forest Science

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 203-216

  McComb, William C ^a   McGrath, Michael T ^a   Spies, Thomas A ^a   Vesely, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest habitat; Forest planning; Wildlife habitat relationships

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; VEGETATION;

VERTEBRATES;

FORESTRY;

STRIGIFORMES; STRIX; STRIX OCCIDENTALIS CAURINA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036587201     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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