Is the effect of forest structure on bird diversity modified by forest productivity?

Ecological Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1155-1170

  Verschuyl, Jacob P ^a   Hansen, Andrew J ^a   McWethy, David B ^a   Sallabanks, Rex ^b   Hutto, Richard L ^c  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds; Diversity; Energy; Forest structure; Hotspot; Landscape; Managed forests; Pacific northwest; Productivity; Richness

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; COMPLEXITY; ENERGY BUDGET; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; REGENERATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STAND STRUCTURE; VEGETATION;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

AVES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CLASSIFICATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TREE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TREES;

EID: 55949137881     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-0839.1     Document Type: Article

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