Regional analysis of riparian bird species response to vegetation and local habitat features

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 840-855

  Nadav, N U R ^a   Ballard, Grant ^a   Geupel, Geoffrey R ^a  

^a PRBO CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECIDUOUS TREE; DETECTION METHOD; DIAMETER; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HEIGHT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; UNDERSTORY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SACRAMENTO VALLEY; SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA DOUGLASIANA; ARTEMISIA VULGARIS; AVES; POPULUS FREMONTII; QUERCUS LOBATA; RUBUS;

EID: 58549093602     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/06-098.1     Document Type: Article

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