Landscape use by hairy woodpeckers in managed forests of northwestern Washington

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2612-2623

  Ripper, Dana ^a,c   Bednarz, James C ^a   Varland, Daniel E ^b  

^a ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rayonier   (United States)

^c Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavity nesting communities; Cavity species management; Geographic Information System (GIS) analysis; Habitat use; Hairy woodpecker; Home range use; Landscape use; Managed forests; Picoides villosus

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CLEARCUTTING; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GIS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; KEYSTONE SPECIES; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NEST SITE; RADIOTELEMETRY; ROOST SITE;

NORTH AMERICA; OLYMPIC PENINSULA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

AVES; PICOIDES VILLOSUS;

EID: 48249125787     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2005-487     Document Type: Article

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