The effect of forest roads on the reproductive success of forest-dwelling passerine birds

Forest Science

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 391-396

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Edges; Habitat; Microclimate; Nest success; Seiurus aurocapillus

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY;

MICROCLIMATE;

FORESTRY;

AVES; GALLIFORMES; PASSERIFORMES; SEIURUS; SEIURUS AUROCAPILLUS;

EID: 0036587546     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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