The importance of superior-quality wildlife habitats

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 75-81

  Thompson, Ian D ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Forest management; Habitat quality; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; RESEARCH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; WILDLIFE HABITATS; WILDLIFE SPECIES;

FORESTRY;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; SUSTAINABILITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 2442631544     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc80075-1     Document Type: Review

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