A test of an expert-based bird-habitat relationship model in South Carolina

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 783-793

  Kilgo, John C ^a   Gartner, David L ^a   Chapman, Brian R ^a   Dunning Jr , John B ^a   Franzreb, Kathleen E ^a   Gauthreaux, Sidney A ^a   Greenberg, Cathryn H ^a   Levey, Douglas J ^a   Miller, Karl V ^a   Pearson, Scott F ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird habitat model; BIRDHAB; GIS; Habitat; Model accuracy; Model validation; Savannah River Site; South Carolina; Species habitat matrix; Wildlife habitat relationships

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; GIS; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT USE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036748790     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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