Using breeding land birds in the assessment of western riparian systems

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1128-1139

  Rich, Terrell D ^a  

^a United States Fish Wildlife Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Biotic integrity; Land birds; Proper functioning condition; Riparian

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; AVIFAUNA; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; RIPARIAN ZONE;

UNITED STATES;

AVES; RIPARIA;

EID: 0036977457     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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