Landscape structure and spatial scale affect space use by songbirds in naturally patchy and harvested boreal forests

Condor

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 467-481

  Leonard, Tina D ^a   Taylor, Philip D ^a   Warkentin, Ian G ^b  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Clearcut; Home range; Movement; Songbird; Territory

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DENDROICA STRIATA; PASSERI; SEIURUS NOVEBORACENSIS;

EID: 67349249271     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2008.8512     Document Type: Article

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