Northern bobwhite population and habitat response to pine-grassland restoration

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1031-1039

  Cram, Douglas S ^a,c   Masters, Ronald E ^a,d   Guthery, Fred S ^a   Engle, David M ^a   Montague, Warren G ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Poteau Ranger District   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Arkansas; Colinus virginianus; Disc of vulnerability; Forest management; Habitat; Northern bobwhite; Picoides borealis; Pine grassland restoration; Prescribed fire; Red cockaded woodpecker; Usable space

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; GRASSLAND; HABITAT RESTORATION; MIXED FOREST;

ARKANSAS; OUACHITA NATIONAL FOREST; UNITED STATES;

COLINUS; COLINUS VIRGINIANUS; CONIFEROPHYTA; PICOIDES; PICOIDES BOREALIS; PINUS ECHINATA;

EID: 0036816806     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802935     Document Type: Article

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