The effects of small-scale disturbance on forest birds: A meta-analysis

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1833-1842

  Forsman, Jukka T ^a   Reunanen, Pasi ^b   Jokimäki, Jukka ^c,d   Mönkkönen, Mikko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREST TYPE; GAP SIZE; GROUP SELECTION; META-ANALYSIS; NATURAL PROCESS; NORTH AMERICAN; OPTIMAL SIZE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SILVICULTURAL PRACTICES; SMALL GAPS; SMALL-SCALE DISTURBANCES; SPECIES RICHNESS;

FORESTRY; HARVESTING;

BIRDS;

BIOME; BIRD; CLEARCUTTING; DISTURBANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GAP DYNAMICS; GROUP SELECTION; HARVESTING; META-ANALYSIS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SILVICULTURE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

NORTH AMERICA;

AVES;

EID: 77958065738     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X10-126     Document Type: Review

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