Population dynamics of spotted owls in the Sierra Nevada, California

Wildlife Monographs

Volumn , Issue 174, 2010, Pages 1-36

  Blakesley, Jennifer A ^a,g   Seamans, Mark E ^b,h   Conner, Mary M ^c,e   Franklin, Alan B ^a,i   White, Gary C ^a   Gutierrez R J ^b   Hines, James E ^d   Nichols, James D ^d   Munton, Thomas E ^e   Shaw, Daniel W H ^e,j   Keane, John J ^e   Steger, George N ^e,k   McDonald, Trent L ^f  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^f West Incorporated   (United States)

^g Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory   (United States)

^h U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

ⁱ NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^j California State Parks   (United States)

^k NONE   (United States)

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Author keywords

annual rate of population change; California spotted owl; meta analysis; population dynamics; reproductive output; Sierra Nevada; Strix occidentalis occidentalis; survival rates

Indexed keywords

STRIGIFORMES; STRIX OCCIDENTALIS OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 77950260744     PISSN: 00840173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-475     Document Type: Article

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