Lek area characteristics of capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) in eastern Finland as analysed from satellite-based forest inventory data

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 358-369

  Miettinen, Janne ^a,b   Helle, Pekka ^b   Nikula, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Boreal forests; Capercaillie; GIS; Landscape ecology; Lekking sites

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SATELLITES;

BOREAL FORESTS; CAPERCAILLIE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; LEKKING SITES;

FORESTRY;

ECOLOGY; FORESTS; GIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SATELLITES;

TETRAO UROGALLUS;

EID: 24344507133     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580500201619     Document Type: Article

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