Influence of thinning of Douglas-fir forests on population parameters and diet of northern flying squirrels

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1670-1682

  Gomez, Douglas M ^a,b   Anthony, Robert G ^a   Hayes, John P ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Commercial thinning; Diets; Glaucomys sabrinus; Hypogeous fungi; Movements; Northern flying squirrels; Survival

Indexed keywords

DIET; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; MOVEMENT; POPULATION ECOLOGY; RODENT; SILVICULTURE; THINNING;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

FUNGI; GAUTIERIA; GEOPORA; GLAUCOMYS SABRINUS; HYMENOGASTER; HYSTERANGIUM; MELANOGASTER; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; PTEROMYINI; RHIZOPOGON; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 33645666877     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2005)69[1670:IOTODF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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