Distinctiveness, use, and value of midwestern oak savannas and woodlands as avian habitats

Auk

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 969-985

  Grundel, Ralph ^a   Pavlovic, Noel B ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecotones; Fire frequency; Indicator species; Oak savanna; Oak woodland; Seasonal effects; Stopover habitat

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIRD; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DICOTYLEDON; ECOTONE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FIRE; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT USE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SAVANNA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STOPOVER; WOODLAND;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; MELANERPES ERYTHROCEPHALUS;

EID: 34547761204     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2007)124[969:DUAVOM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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