Structural characteristics of forest stands within home ranges of Mexican spotted owls in Arizona and New Mexico

Western Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 189-198

  Ganey, Joseph L ^a   Block, William M ^a   Ackers, Steven H ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Gambel oak; Ponderosa pine; Radio telemetry; Stand basal area

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; PLANNING; RADIO TRANSMISSION;

STAND BASAL AREA;

FORESTRY;

FORESTRY; PLANNING; RADIOMETRY; TOPOGRAPHY;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS PONDEROSA; QUERCUS GAMBELII; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX; STRIX OCCIDENTALIS LUCIDA;

EID: 0043166456     PISSN: 08856095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/18.3.189     Document Type: Article

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