Black-throated Blue Warbler and Veery abundance in relation to understory composition in northern Michigan forests

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 461-470

  Kearns, Laura J ^a,c   Silverman, Emily D ^a   Hall, Kimberly R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Smithsonian Conservation and Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGE STRUCTURE; BROWSING; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DEER; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HETEROGENEITY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION REGULATION; SONGBIRD; SPECIES CONSERVATION; UNDERSTORY;

HIAWATHA NATIONAL FOREST; MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UPPER PENINSULA;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; CATHARUS FUSCESCENS; CERVIDAE; DENDROICA CAERULESCENS; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 34249010202     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/05-105.1     Document Type: Article

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