Nest cavity availability and selection in aspen-conifer groves in a grassland landscape

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2099-2109

  Aitken, Kathryn E H ^a   Martin, Kathy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; EXCAVATION;

ASPEN-CONIFER GROVES; CAVITY NESTERS; DECIDOUS FOREST GROVES;

FORESTRY;

BIRD; CAVITY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; MAMMAL; NEST SITE;

ECOLOGY; FORESTS; POPULUS; SOFTWOODS; WILD LIFE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

COLAPTES; COLAPTES AURATUS; CONIFEROPHYTA; HIRUNDINIDAE; PARIDAE; POECILE; SCIURIDAE; SIALIA; SIALIA CURRUCOIDES; STURNIDAE; STURNUS; STURNUS VULGARIS; TACHYCINETA; TACHYCINETA BICOLOR; TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 11244264463     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X04-086     Document Type: Article

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