Effects of timber harvesting and plantation development on cavity-nesting birds in New Brunswick

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 298-306

  Woodley, Stephen J ^a   Johnson, Greg ^b,c   Freedman, Bill ^b   Kirk, David A ^d  

^a PARKS CANADA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Jacques Whitford Ltd   (Canada)

^d Aquila Conservation & Environment Consulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acadian forest; Cavity nesting birds; Conifer plantations; Critical habitat; Forestry; Management recommendations; Nest boxes; New Brunswick

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACADIAN; BIRD; CHRONOSEQUENCE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NEST BOX; NESTING; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SNAG; SPECIES RICHNESS; SURVIVAL; TIMBER HARVESTING;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 38349030894     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22621/cfn.v120i3.319     Document Type: Article

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