Habitat characteristics and revised gap landscape analysis for the northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus), a state endangered species in Pennsylvania

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 283-295

  Mahan, Carolyn G ^a   Bishop, Joseph A ^b   Steele, Michael A ^c   Turner, Gregory ^d   Myers, Wayne L ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WILKES UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Pennsylvania Game Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTURE METHOD; CONIFEROUS FOREST; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MIXED FOREST; NUMERICAL MODEL; OVERSTORY; PEST RESISTANCE; ROCK; RODENT; SITE SELECTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WATER AVAILABILITY;

APPALACHIANS; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

GLAUCOMYS SABRINUS; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 77957352769     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031-164.2.283     Document Type: Article

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