Relationship between wildfire, salvage logging, and occupancy of nesting territories by northern spotted owls

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 672-688

  Clark, Darren A ^a   Anthony, Robert G ^a   Andrews, Lawrence S ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

colonization; extinction; northern spotted owl; occupancy; salvage logging; site occupancy; southwest Oregon; Strix occidentalis caurina; wildfire

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COLONIZATION; DATA ACQUISITION; EXTINCTION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; NESTING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SITE SELECTION; SUBSPECIES; TIMBER HARVESTING; WILDFIRE;

CASCADE RANGE; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX OCCIDENTALIS CAURINA;

EID: 84876381894     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.523     Document Type: Article

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