Influence of forest structure on density and nest success of mature forest birds in managed landscapes

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1225-1234

  Bakermans, Marja H ^a,b   Rodewald, Amanda D ^a   Vitz, Andrew C ^a,c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c SECTION OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

birds; canopy gap; canopy openness; clearcut; density; forest structure; nest survival; Ohio

Indexed keywords

FOREST CANOPY; HETEROGENEITY; NATURE CONSERVATION; NESTING SUCCESS; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SONGBIRD; SURVIVAL; UNDERSTORY;

OHIO; UNITED STATES;

AVES; DENDROICA CERULEA; GEOTHLYPIS; HELMITHEROS; HYLOCICHLA; HYLOCICHLA MUSTELINA; PASSERI; PIRANGA OLIVACEA; SEIURUS; SEIURUS AUROCAPILLUS; SETOPHAGA; WILSONIA (AVES);

EID: 84864615996     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.349     Document Type: Article

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