Corridors may not improve the conservation value of small reserves for most boreal birds

Ecological Applications

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1457-1468

  Hannon, Susan J ^a   Schmiegelow, Fiona K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal birds; Boreal mixedwood forest; Clearcuts; Conservation value; Corridors; Fragmentation; Gap sensitivity; Habitat generalists; Landscape connectivity; Logging; Old forest specialists; Reserve size

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BOREAL FOREST; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CORRIDOR; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; RESERVE DESIGN;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 0036825766     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2002)012[1457:CMNITC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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