Edge- and area-sensitivity of shrubland birds

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 681-688

  Rodewald, Amanda D ^a   Vitz, Andrew C ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Area sensitivity; Birds; Clearcut; Early successional forest; Edge; Forest management; Shrubland

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; FOREST EDGE; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT USE; PATCH SIZE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHRUBLAND;

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

ARTHROPODA; AVES; DENDROICA DISCOLOR; ICTERIA VIRENS; PASSERINA CYANEA; SPIZELLA PUSILLA; VERMIVORA PINUS;

EID: 23744499208     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2005)069[0681:EAAOSB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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