Severely insect-damaged forest: A temporary trap for red squirrels?

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 257, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 464-470

  Zugmeyer, Claire A ^a   Koprowski, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endangered species; Habitat selection; Home range; Isolation; Southeastern Arizona; Survival

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; FORESTRY; OCEAN HABITATS;

ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT SELECTION; HOME RANGE; ISOLATION; SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA; SURVIVAL;

ECOLOGY;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT SELECTION; HOME RANGE; MIXED FOREST; PEST DAMAGE; RODENT; SURVIVAL; SURVIVORSHIP;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; DAMAGE; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTS; INSECT CONTROL; PICEA; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TREES;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; PINALENO MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

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

EID: 56649088149     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.09.020     Document Type: Article

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