Meta-analyses of habitat selection by fishers at resting sites in the pacific coastal region

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 965-974

  Aubry, Keith B ^a   Raley, Catherine M ^a   Buskirk, Steven W ^b   Zielinski, William J ^c   Schwartz, Michael K ^d   Golightly, Richard T ^e   Purcell, Kathryn L ^c   Weir, Richard D ^f   Yaeger, J Scott ^g  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^e HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Artemis Wildlife Consultants   (Canada)

^g United States Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

Author keywords

fisher; habitat selection; meta analysis; Pacific coastal region; Pekania pennanti; resting site

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT SELECTION; META-ANALYSIS; MUSTELID; RADIOTELEMETRY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CALIFORNIA; CANADA; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879578626     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.563     Document Type: Article

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