Landscape ecosystems of northern Lower Michigan and the occurrence and management of the Kirtland's warbler

Forest Science

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 140-159

  Kashian, Daniel M ^a,b   Barnes, Burton V ^a   Walker, Wayne S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem classification; Endangered species; Jack pine; Landforms; Physiography

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; LANDFORMS; SOILS; CONSERVATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; TEXTURES;

SPATIAL PATTERNS; WILDFIRE; BIOLOGICAL APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM CLASSIFICATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GROWING CONDITIONS; JACK PINE; JACK PINE (PINUS BANKSIANA); MULTI-FACTOR; NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN; PHYSIOGRAPHY; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PATTERNS;

FORESTRY; LANDFORMS;

DENDROICA KIRTLANDII; PARAGNETINA; PASSERI; PINUS BANKSIANA;

CLASSIFICATION; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT; MICHIGAN; PINUS BANKSIANA;

EID: 0037311910     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestscience/49.1.140     Document Type: Article

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