Wildlife responses to thinning and burning treatments in southwestern conifer forests: A meta-analysis

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 259, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 333-342

  Kalies, E L ^a   Chambers, C L ^a   Covington, W W ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clearcut; Density response; Meta analysis; Mixed conifer; Pinus ponderosa; Ponderosa pine; Southwestern United States; Treatment; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

DENSITY RESPONSE; META-ANALYSIS; MIXED CONIFER; PINUS PONDEROSA; PONDEROSA PINES;

BIRDS; FIRES; HARVESTING; HEALTH RISKS; MAMMALS; MANAGERS;

FORESTRY;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLEARCUTTING; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FOREST FIRE; META-ANALYSIS; MIXED FOREST; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; THINNING; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

COMBUSTION; FOREST FIRES; FORESTRY; HEALTH; PINUS PONDEROSA; SHELTERWOOD; THINNING; USA;

UNITED STATES;

AVES; CONIFEROPHYTA; MAMMALIA; PASSERIFORMES; PINUS PONDEROSA; RODENTIA;

EID: 72649090192     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.10.024     Document Type: Article

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