Using California gnatcatcher to test underlying models in Habitat Conservation Plans

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1322-1327

  Winchell, Clark S ^a   Doherty Jr , Paul F ^b  

^a U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

California gnatcatcher; Habitat conservation plan; Occupancy; Polioptila californica

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DETECTION METHOD; GIS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HERB; MODEL TEST; PASSERINE; PATCH SIZE; PROBABILITY; RESERVE DESIGN; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION TYPE;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; POLIOPTILA CALIFORNICA;

EID: 50349088719     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-356     Document Type: Article

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