Bird community response to vegetation cover and composition in riparian habitats dominated by Russian Olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia)

Northwest Science

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-52

  Fischer, Richard A ^a   Valente, Jonathon J ^a   Guilfoyle, Michael P ^a   Kaller, Michael D ^b   Jackson, Sam S ^a   Ratti, John T ^c  

^a US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMPLEXITY; DICOTYLEDON; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY; RIPARIAN ZONE; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION COVER;

UNITED STATES;

AVES; ELAEAGNUS ANGUSTIFOLIA;

EID: 84857323651     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3955/046.086.0104     Document Type: Article

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