A Winter Distribution Model for Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli), a Conservation Tool for a Threatened Migratory Songbird

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  McFarland, Kent P ^a   Rimmer, Christopher C ^a   Goetz, James E ^b   Aubry, Yves ^c   Wunderle, Joseph M ^d   Sutton, Anne ^e   Townsend, Jason M ^f   Sosa, Alejandro Llanes ^g   Kirkconnell, Arturo ^h  

^a Vermont Center for Ecostudies   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^e Marshall's Pen   (Jamaica)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g Instituto de Ecología e Sistemática   (Cuba)

^h Museo Nacional de Historia Natural Cuba   (Cuba)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BROADLEAF FOREST; CATHARUS BICKENELLI; CUBA; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; ELEVATION RESPONSE CURVE; FOREST; HABITAT SELECTION; HAITI; JACKKNIFE TEST; JAMAICA; LAND USE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PUERTO RICO; SLOPE ASPECT; SLOPE VARIABLE; SONGBIRD; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; WINTER DISTRIBUTION MODEL; WINTER PRECIPITATION; WINTER TEMPERATURE;

CATHARUS BICKNELLI; PASSERI;

EID: 84872241775     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053986     Document Type: Article

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