Ruffed grouse-habitat preference in the central and southern Appalachians

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 260, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1525-1538

  Tirpak, John M ^a   Giuliano, William M ^b   Allen, Thomas J ^c   Bittner, Steve ^d   Edwards, John W ^e   Friedhof, Scott ^f   Harper, Craig A ^g   Igo, William K ^h   Stauffer, Dean F ⁱ   Norman, Gary W ^j  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c WV Division of Wildlife Resources   (United States)

^d Natural Resources Wildlife Division   (United States)

^e WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f KY Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^h WV Division of Wildlife Resources   (United States)

ⁱ VA Tech   (United States)

^j Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries   (United States)

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Author keywords

Age; Appalachian; Bonasa umbellus; Habitat; Ruffed grouse; Sex

Indexed keywords

AGE; APPALACHIAN; BONASA UMBELLUS; HABITAT; RUFFED GROUSE; SEX;

FORESTRY; HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; OCEAN HABITATS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROADS AND STREETS; VEGETATION;

ECOSYSTEMS;

AGEISM; FOREST COVER; GAMEBIRD; HABITAT CORRIDOR; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; MATURATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONALITY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TOPOGRAPHY;

AGE; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; PLANTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROADS;

APPALACHIANS;

BONASA UMBELLUS; TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 77956996896     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2010.07.051     Document Type: Article

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