Monitoring results of Northern Goshawk nesting areas in the greater yellowstone ecosystem: Is decline in occupancy related to habitat change?

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 324-334

  Patla, Susan M ^a  

^a Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative   (United States)

Author keywords

Accipiter gentilis; Forest management; Nest site occupancy; Northern Goshawk; Raptor monitoring; Survey techniques

Indexed keywords

HABITAT QUALITY; POPULATION DECLINE; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACCIPITER GENTILIS; RANGIFER TARANDUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 28344438721     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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