Simulated effects of forest management alternatives on landscape structure and habitat suitability in the Midwestern United States

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 229, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 361-377

  Shifley, Stephen R ^a   Thompson III, Frank R ^a   Dijak, William D ^a   Larson, Michael A ^b   Millspaugh, Joshua J ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Coarse woody debris; Disturbance; Fire; Habitat suitability index; LANDIS; Oak hickory; Ozark highlands; Simulation; Timber harvest; Wildlife; Wind

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROPS; TIMBER; WIND;

COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; DISTURBANCE; HABITAT SUITABILITY INDEX; OAK-HICKORY; OZARK HIGHLANDS; TIMBER HARVEST;

FORESTRY;

ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT TYPE; LANDSCAPE; SILVICULTURE;

BIODIVERSITY; FARM CROPS; FIRES; FORESTRY; FORESTS; HARVESTING; SILVICULTURE; WILD LIFE; WIND;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

DENDROICA DISCOLOR; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS; SEIURUS AUROCAPILLUS; WILSONIA CITRINA;

EID: 33747050689     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.04.030     Document Type: Article

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