Width of riparian buffer and structure of adjacent plantations influence occupancy of conservation priority birds

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 625-642

  Perry, Roger W ^a   Wigley, T Bently ^b   Melchiors, M Anthony ^c   Thill, Ronald E ^a   Tappe, Philip A ^d   Miller, Darren A ^e  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

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

^c WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^e WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arkansas; Birds; Forest management; Intensive forestry; Pine plantations; SMZ; Streamside management zone

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT USE; PLANTATION; RIPARIAN ZONE;

ARKANSAS; OUACHITA MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

AVES; COLINUS; COLINUS VIRGINIANUS; DENDROICA DISCOLOR; DENDROICA PINUS; EMPIDONAX VIRESCENS; PIRANGA RUBRA; VIREO GRISEUS;

EID: 79951773592     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9971-1     Document Type: Article

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