The impact of habitat characteristics on bird presence and the implications for wildlife management in the environs of Ottawa, Canada

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 87-95

  Campbell, Michael O'Neal ^a  

^a THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forest; GIS; Greenbelt; Habitats; Urban

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; GIS; GREENBELT; HABITAT QUALITY; LAND COVER; MAPPING METHOD; PATCH SIZE; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN FORESTRY; VEGETATION COVER; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; OTTAWA;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 63249107467     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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