Relating geomorphic change and grazing to avian communities in riparian forests

Conservation Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 284-296

  Scott, Michael L ^a   Skagen, Susan K ^a   Merigliano, Michael F ^b  

^a FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; COMPLEXITY; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAZING; RIPARIAN FOREST;

UNITED STATES;

AVES; POPULUS; RIPARIA; SALIX; VIREO OLIVACEUS;

EID: 0037329883     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2003.00466.x     Document Type: Article

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