Characteristics of the landscape surrounding Golden Eagle nest sites in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46-51

  McIntyre, Carol L ^a,b   Collopy, Michael W ^c   Kidd, Janet G ^d   Stickney, Alice A ^d   Paynter, Jon ^e  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d ABR Inc   (United States)

^e Denali National Park and Preserve   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Aquila chrysaetos; Denali National Park; Golden Eagle; Nesting habitat

Indexed keywords

LANDSCAPE; NEST SITE; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ALASKA; DENALI NATIONAL PARK; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AQUILA; AQUILA CHRYSAETOS;

EID: 33745024795     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3356/0892-1016(2006)40[46:COTLSG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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