Influence of residual tree density on predation of artificial and natural songbird nests

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 183, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 159-176

  Stuart Smith, A Kari ^a,b   Hayes, John P ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Tembec Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artificial nests; Nest predation; Residual trees; Rocky Mountains; Songbirds; Variable retention

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FORESTRY;

RESIDUAL TREE DENSITY;

ECOLOGY;

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LOGGING (TIMBER); NEST PREDATION; POPULATION DENSITY; SILVICULTURE; SONGBIRD;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

AVES; MAMMALIA; PASSERI; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 0043196699     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(03)00104-X     Document Type: Article

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