Modeling of site occupancy dynamics for northern spotted owls, with emphasis on the effects of barred owls

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 918-932

  Olson, Gail S ^a   Anthony, Robert G ^a   Forsman, Eric D ^b   Ackers, Steven H ^a   Loschl, Peter J ^b   Reid, Janice A ^c   Dugger, Katie M ^a   Glenn, Elizabeth M ^a   Ripple, William J ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Barred owls; Colonization; Local extinction; Northern spotted owls; Occupancy; Site occupancy modeling; Strix occidentalis caurina; Strix varia

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT USE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING; RAPTOR;

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

STRIGIFORMES; STRIX OCCIDENTALIS CAURINA; STRIX VARIA;

EID: 23744478470     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2005)069[0918:MOSODF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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