In My Opinion: Managing habitat for dispersing northern spotted owls - Are the current management strategies adequate?

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1333-1345

  Buchanan, Joseph B ^a,b,c  

^a WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^b WA Department of Fish and Wildlife   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; RAPTOR;

STRIGIFORMES; STRIX OCCIDENTALIS CAURINA;

EID: 15544372010     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2004)032[1333:IMOMHF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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