Boreal forest landbirds in relation to forest composition, structure, and landscape: Implications for forest management

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1214-1226

  Venier, L A ^a   Pearce, J L ^a,b  

^a GREAT LAKES FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b Pearce and Associates Ecological Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA); ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY;

AKAIKE'S INFORMATION CRITERION (AIC); ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES; FOREST STRUCTURE;

BIRDS;

AKAIKE INFORMATION CRITERION; BIRD; BOREAL FOREST; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; OVERSTORY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIRDS; ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; PUKASKWA NATIONAL PARK;

AVES; CERTHIA AMERICANA; DENDROICA CASTANEA; DENDROICA VIRENS; PICOIDES ARCTICUS; SEIURUS; SEIURUS AUROCAPILLUS; SPHYRAPICUS VARIUS; TROGLODYTES TROGLODYTES; VIREO OLIVACEUS; ZONOTRICHIA ALBICOLLIS;

EID: 35848957938     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X07-025     Document Type: Article

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