Nesting habitat characteristics of the marbled murrelet in central California redwood forests

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 939-946

  Baker, Lauren M ^a,e   Peery, M Zachariah ^a,f   Burkett, Esther E ^b   Singer, Steven W ^c   Suddjian, David L ^d   Beissinger, Steven R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^c Steven Singer Environmental and Ecological Services   (United States)

^d David Suddjian Biological Consulting Services   (United States)

^e Center for International Environmental Law   (United States)

^f MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachyramphus marmoratus; Endangered species; Habitat use; Marbled murrelet; Nesting habitat; Old growth redwood forest; Santa Cruz Mountains

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT USE; NEST SITE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; RADIOTELEMETRY; SEABIRD;

CALIFORNIA; COAST RANGES; NORTH AMERICA; SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

ABIES; BRACHYRAMPHUS MARMORATUS; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; SEQUOIA SEMPERVIRENS;

EID: 33749018216     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[939:NHCOTM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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