Influence of landscape pattern on breeding distribution and success in a threatened Alcid, the marbled murrelet: Model transferability and management implications

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 748-759

  Zharikov, Yuri ^a   Lank, David B ^a   Cooke, Fred ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brachyramphus marmoratus; Breeding success; Distribution; Edge; Marbled murrelets; Model transferability; Old growth

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EDGE EFFECT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GIS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; LOGGING (TIMBER); NEST SITE; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RADIOTELEMETRY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD;

ALASKA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CALIFORNIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALCIDAE; AVES; BRACHYRAMPHUS; BRACHYRAMPHUS MARMORATUS;

EID: 34347405087     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01319.x     Document Type: Article

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