Population dynamics of Glaucomys sabrinus and Tamiasciurus douglasii in old-growth and second-growth stands of coastal coniferous forest

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 587-596

  Ransome, Douglas B ^a   Sullivan, Thomas P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Applied Mammal Research Institute   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POPULATION STATISTICS;

POPULATION BREEDING;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RODENT; SECONDARY FOREST;

CANADA;

GLAUCOMYS; GLAUCOMYS SABRINUS; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; TAMIASCIURUS; TAMIASCIURUS DOUGLASII;

EID: 0038209454     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x02-193     Document Type: Article

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