Wild Turkey habitat use in frequently-burned pine savanna

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 285, Issue , 2012, Pages 179-186

  Martin, James A ^a   Palmer, William E ^b   Michael Juhan, S ^c   Carroll, John P ^c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Georgia; Habitat use; Meleagris gallopavo; Prescribed fire; Savanna; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

GEORGIA; HABITAT USE; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; PRESCRIBED FIRES; SAVANNA;

FIRES; HARDWOODS; TELEMETERING;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BREEDING SEASON; CONIFEROUS TREE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GAMEBIRD; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RADIOTELEMETRY; SAVANNA; SELECTIVE LOGGING; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 84866068028     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.07.051     Document Type: Article

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