The habitat requirements of hazel grouse (Bonasa bonasia) in managed boreal forest and applicability of forest stand descriptions as a tool to identify suitable patches

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 175, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 437-444

  Åberg, Johan ^a,d   Swenson, Jon E ^b,c   Angelstam, Per ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d Regl Forest Bd of Vastra Gotaland   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bonasa bonasia; Habitat selection; Hazel grouse; Implications for management; Nation wide forest stand descriptions

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY;

HABITAT REQUIREMENTS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; GAMEBIRD; HABITAT SELECTION;

SWEDEN;

BETULACEAE; BONASA BONASIA; CORYLUS AMERICANA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 0242501506     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(02)00144-5     Document Type: Article

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