Synthesis of the conservation value of the early-successional stage in forests of eastern North America

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 324, Issue , 2014, Pages 186-195

  King, David I ^a   Schlossberg, Scott ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird; Conservation; Habitat; Management; Shrubland; Succession

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; ECOSYSTEMS; FLOODS; FORESTRY; MANAGEMENT;

ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBANCE; CONSERVATION IMPLICATIONS; EASTERN NORTH AMERICA; HABITAT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; NATURAL DISTURBANCE REGIME; SHRUBLANDS; SUCCESSION;

CONSERVATION;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; DISTURBANCE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE CHANGE; SHRUBLAND; SONGBIRD; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUCCESSION;

BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FLOODS; FORESTRY; MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; PASSERI;

EID: 84902086399     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.12.001     Document Type: Article

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