Edge effects on nest predators in two forested landscapes

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1943-1953

  Smith, Michelle L ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; VEGETATION;

CROW; EDGE RESPONSE; LANDSCAPES;

FORESTRY;

EDGE EFFECT; NEST PREDATION; NESTING SUCCESS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SONGBIRD; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; PLANTS;

MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AVES; CORVUS BRACHYRHYNCHOS; CYANOCITTA CRISTATA; GALLIFORMES; MAMMALIA; MOLOTHRUS ATER; PASSERI; SCIURIDAE; TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS;

EID: 20044381707     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-003     Document Type: Article

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