Nesting ecology of boreal forest birds following a massive outbreak of spruce beetles

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-63

  Matsuoka, Steven M ^a,b   Handel, Colleen M ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dark eyed junco; Dendroctonus rufipennis; Dendroica coronata; Habitat selection; Junco hyemalis; Natural disturbance; Nesting success; Snags; Spruce beetle; Yellow rumped warbler

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BOREAL FOREST; CONIFEROUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; NEST SITE; NESTING SUCCESS; PASSERINE; PEST OUTBREAK; SITE SELECTION; SNAG;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; COLEOPTERA; DENDROCTONUS RUFIPENNIS; DENDROICA CORONATA; JUNCO (AVES); JUNCO HYEMALIS; PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA; SCIURIDAE; TAMIASCIURUS; TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS;

EID: 34248142285     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2005-460     Document Type: Article

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