The influence of habitat diversity and structure on bird use of riparian buffer strips in coastal forests of British Columbia, Canada

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1499-1510

  Shirley, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; VEGETATION;

COASTAL FORESTS; HABITAT STRUCTURES; RIPARIAN HABITATS;

BIODIVERSITY;

ABUNDANCE; AVIFAUNA; BUFFER ZONE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; HABITAT STRUCTURE; RIPARIAN FOREST; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; PLANTS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER ISLAND;

AVES; RIPARIA;

EID: 4644290994     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X04-038     Document Type: Article

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