Use of standardized visual assessments of riparian and stream condition to manage riparian bird habitat in eastern oregon

Environmental Management

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 173-184

  Cooke, Hilary A ^a,b   Zack, Steve ^a  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Habitat Assessment Field Data Sheet; Proper Functioning Condition; Riparian assessment; Riparian birds; Riparian width; Song sparrow; Stream Visual Assessment Protocol; Yellow warbler; Yellow breasted chat

Indexed keywords

HABITAT ASSESSMENT FIELD DATA SHEET; PROPER FUNCTIONING CONDITION; RIPARIAN ASSESSMENT; RIPARIAN BIRDS; RIPARIAN WIDTH; SONG SPARROW; STREAM VISUAL ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL; YELLOW WARBLER; YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT;

AC GENERATOR MOTORS; BIRDS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FORESTRY; OCEAN HABITATS; VEGETATION;

ECOLOGY;

ABUNDANCE; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; FIELD METHOD; HABITAT CONSERVATION; PASSERINE; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM; VISUAL ANALYSIS; WOODY PLANT;

ARTICLE; BIRD; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVALUATION; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; HABITAT; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; RIPARIAN BIRD HABITAT; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; RIPARIAN SPECIES; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; STREAM (RIVER); UNITED STATES; VEGETATION;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; OREGON; PLANTS; RIVERS; SONGBIRDS;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

AVES; DENDROICA PETECHIA; ICTERIA VIRENS; MELOSPIZA;

EID: 67651154462     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-008-9160-0     Document Type: Article

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