Effects of progressive clearcut logging on Newfoundland caribou

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1753-1757

  Schaefer, Jamesa ^a   Mahoney, Shane P ^b  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Newfoundland/Labrador Dept F Res   (Canada)

Author keywords

Correlated landscape; Forestry; Habitat selection; Logging; Rangifer tarandus; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

CLEARCUTTING; DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HABITAT SELECTION; LOGGING (TIMBER); TIMBER HARVESTING;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA;

RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 34548825319     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2005-479     Document Type: Article

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