Characteristics of pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) cavity trees and their patches on southeastern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 187, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 225-234

  Hartwig, C L ^a,b,d   Eastman, D S ^b   Harestad, A S ^c  

^a Ecodomain Consulting   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Cavity nester; Dryocopus pileatus; Forest habitat; Nest trees; Pileated woodpecker

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CAVITY TREES;

FORESTRY;

BIRD; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; NEST SITE; STAND STRUCTURE; TREEHOLE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER ISLAND;

ABIES; ABIES GRANDIS; ACER; ACER MACROPHYLLUM; ALNUS; ALNUS RUBRA; BETULACEAE; CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; DRYOCOPUS; DRYOCOPUS PILEATUS; MACROPHYLLUM; PICIDAE; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; TSUGA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 0347950026     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(03)00334-7     Document Type: Article

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