Functional and numerical responses of ovenbirds (Seiurus aurocapilla) to changing seismic exploration practices in Alberta's boreal forest

Ecoscience

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 216-222

  Bayne, Erin M ^a   Boutin, Stan ^a   Tracz, Boyan ^a   Charest, Kerri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Energy sector exploration; Forest fragmentation; Ovenbird; Seismic lines; Territorial behaviour

Indexed keywords

FRAGMENTATION; PASSERINE; TERRITORIALITY;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AVES; SEIURUS; SEIURUS AUROCAPILLA; SEIURUS AUROCAPILLUS;

EID: 21444448454     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/i1195-6860-12-2-216.1     Document Type: Article

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