Population trends in northern spotted owls: Associations with climate in the Pacific Northwest

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2543-2552

  Glenn, Elizabeth M ^a   Anthony, Robert G ^a   Forsman, Eric D ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult survival; Barred owl; Climate; Rate of population change; Recruitment; Strix occidentalis caurina; Weather

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANNUAL VARIATION; BREEDING SEASON; CLIMATE EFFECT; GROWING SEASON; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING; PREY AVAILABILITY; RAPTOR; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

OREGON; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

STRIGIFORMES; STRIX OCCIDENTALIS CAURINA; STRIX VARIA;

EID: 77956879453     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.06.021     Document Type: Article

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