Habitat value of intensively established pine plantations for northern bobwhite

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 449-458

  Jones, Phillip D ^a   Burger Jr , L Wesley ^a   Demarais, Stephen ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colinus virginianus; Habitat quality; Intensive plantation management; Northern bobwhite; Pine plantation; Usable space

Indexed keywords

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; COASTAL PLAIN; CONIFEROUS TREE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GAMEBIRD; HABITAT TYPE; HERB; HERBICIDE; LANDSCAPE; PLANTATION; POPULATION DECLINE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; WEED CONTROL;

MISSISSIPPI; UNITED STATES;

COLINUS; COLINUS VIRGINIANUS; PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 77950240360     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2009-137     Document Type: Article

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