A multiscaled model of southwestern willow flycatcher breeding habitat

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 774-788

  Hatten, James R ^a,b   Paradzick, Charles E ^a  

^a ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Empidonax traillii extimus; GIS; Habitat selection; Landscape; Neighborhood analysis; Predictive modeling; Riparian vegetation; Southwestern willow flycatcher

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GIS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; RIPARIAN VEGETATION;

ARIZONA; UNITED STATES;

EMPIDONAX TRAILLII; PASSERI; RIPARIA; SALIX;

EID: 0242275381     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802685     Document Type: Article

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