Interactive effects of vegetation structure and composition describe bird habitat associations in mixed broadleaf-conifer forest

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 344-352

  Seavy, Nathaniel E ^a,b,d   Alexander, John D ^b,c  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b Klamath Bird Observatory   (United States)

^c PRESCOTT COLLEGE   (United States)

^d PRBO CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conifer forest; Fire ecology; Floristics; Habitat models; Physiognomy; Songbirds

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DISTURBANCE; FLORISTICS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT TYPE; MIXED FOREST; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SONGBIRD; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WATERSHED; WILDFIRE;

OREGON; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CONIFEROPHYTA; PASSERI;

EID: 79953246330     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.37     Document Type: Article

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