Site occupancy dynamics of northern spotted owls in the eastern cascades, Washington, USA, 19902003

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1267-1274

  Kroll, Andrew J ^a   Fleming, Tracy L ^b   Irwin, Larry L ^b  

^a WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR AIR AND STREAM IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

barred owls; colonization; local extinction; northern spotted owls; occupancy; Strix occidentalis caurina; Strix varia

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; LOCAL EXTINCTION; POPULATION DECLINE; RAPTOR; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILD POPULATION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; CASCADE RANGE; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 77955064388     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2009-429     Document Type: Article

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