Snags and cavity-nesting birds within intensively managed pine stands in eastern North Carolina, USA

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 148-154

  Homyack, Jessica A ^a   Paxton, Barton J ^b   Wilson, Michael D ^b   Watts, Bryan D ^b   Miller, Darren A ^c  

^a WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY   (United States)

^b William and Mary   (United States)

^c Weyerhaeuser NR Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavity nesting birds; Dead wood dynamics; Forest management; Intensive forestry; Loblolly pine; North Carolina; Pinus taeda; Plantation; Silvicultural thinning; Snag

Indexed keywords

BIRDS;

CAVITY-NESTING BIRDS; DEAD WOOD; INTENSIVE FORESTRY; LOBLOLLY PINE; NORTH CAROLINA; PINUS TAEDA; PLANTATION; SILVICULTURAL THINNING; SNAG;

FORESTRY;

BIRDS; BRANCHES; EXTRACTIVES; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; PINUS ECHINATA; PINUS TAEDA; PLANTATIONS; PLANTS; THINNING; USA;

AVES; PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 80051646351     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/35.3.148     Document Type: Article

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