An estimate of nest loss in Canada due to industrial forestry operations;Estimation de la perte de nids attribuable aux activités forestières industrielles au Canada

Avian Conservation and Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Hobson, Keith A ^a   Wilson, Amy G ^a   van Wilgenburg, Steven L ^b   Bayne, Erin M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult recruitment; Boreal; Commercial forestry; Incidental loss; Nests

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885360326     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17126568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ACE-00583-080205     Document Type: Article

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