Fine-scale analysis of Mount Graham red squirrel habitat following disturbance

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2357-2364

  Wood, David J A ^a   Drake, Sam ^b   Rushton, Steve P ^c   Rautenkranz, Doug ^b   Lurz, Peter W W ^c   Koprowski, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Environmental Research Laboratory   (United States)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arizona; Catastrophic fire; Forest disturbance; Habitat suitability model; Insect damage; Red squirrel; Tamiasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CATASTROPHIC EVENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST FIRE; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT QUALITY; IMAGERY; RODENT;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; PINALENO MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

ABIES; CONIFEROPHYTA; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; PICEA; SCIURIDAE; TAMIASCIURUS; TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS GRAHAMENSIS;

EID: 48249125357     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-511     Document Type: Article

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