Ruffed grouse brood habitat use in mixed softwood-harwood nordic-temperate forests, Quebec, Canada

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-95

  Giroux, Wendy ^a,c   Blanchette, Pierre ^b   Bourgeois, Jean Claude ^a,b   Cabana, Gilbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^b MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

^c Ministere du Developpement durable de l'Environnement et des Parcs   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bonasa umbellus; Habitat use; Quebec; Radiotelemetry; Ruffed grouse brood

Indexed keywords

BROOD REARING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GAMEBIRD; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT USE; MIXED FOREST; RADIOTELEMETRY; TEMPERATE FOREST; VEGETATION COVER; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; PORTNEUF WILDLIFE RESERVE; QUEBEC [CANADA];

BONASA UMBELLUS; TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 34248216608     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2005-614     Document Type: Article

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