Using forest inventory data to assess fisher resting habitat suitability in California

Ecological Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1010-1025

  Zielinski, William J ^a   Truex, Richard L ^a   Dunk, Jeffrey R ^a,b   Gaman, Tom ^c  

^a PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c East West Forestry Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

California; FIA; Fisher; Forest inventory; Habitat suitability; Martes pennanti; Modeling; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; FOREST INVENTORY; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARNIVORA; ENVIRONMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; TREE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; CARNIVORA; ENVIRONMENT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TREES;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA; MARTES PENNANTI;

EID: 33746012362     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: 10510761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2006)016[1010:UFIDTA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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