Microhabitat selection of bark-foraging birds in response to fire and fire surrogate treatments

Forest Science

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 100-111

  Farris, Kerry L ^a   Zack, Steve ^a   Amacher, Andrew J ^b   Pierson, Jennifer C ^c  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavity nesting birds; Forest restoration; Mechanical; Prescribed burning; Thinning

Indexed keywords

BARK BEETLE; BIRD COMMUNITIES; CAVITY-NESTING BIRDS; COMBINATION TREATMENTS; FIRE SURROGATES; FOREST RESTORATION; FUEL LOADS; FUEL REDUCTION TREATMENT; HABITAT STRUCTURES; IN-CONTROL; MECHANICAL THINNING; MICROHABITATS; PRESCRIBED BURNING; PRESCRIBED FIRES; RELATIVE IMPORTANCE; STUDY SITES; TREATMENT AREA; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TREE SPECIES;

CONSERVATION; FIRES; FORESTRY; RESTORATION; SITE SELECTION;

BIRDS;

BIRDS; CONSERVATION; FIRES; FORESTRY; RESTORATION; THINNING;

AVES; CERTHIA AMERICANA; COLEOPTERA; PARUS GAMBELI; PICOIDES VILLOSUS; POECILE GAMBELI; SCOLYTINAE; SITTA CANADENSIS;

EID: 76749116069     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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