Short-term effects of wildfires on spotted owl survival, site fidelity, mate fidelity, and reproductive success

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1022-1028

  Bond, Monica L ^a,b   Gutierrez R J ^a   Franklin, Alan B ^c   LaHaye, William S ^a   May, Christopher A ^a   Seamans, Mark E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Center for Biological Diversity   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Prescribed burning; Spotted owl; Strix occidentalis; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

MATE FIDELITY; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SITE FIDELITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL; WILDFIRE;

UNITED STATES;

RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX; STRIX OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 0036974994     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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