Thinning effects on spotted owl prey and other forest-dwelling small mammals

USDA Forest Service - General Technical Report PNW-GTR

Volumn , Issue 880 GTR, 2013, Pages 79-90

  Wilson, Todd M ^a   Forsman, Eric D ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Northern flying squirrel; Northern spotted owl; Northwest forest plan; Old growth forest; Red tree vole; Tinning; Variable density thinning

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONNECTIVITY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRACTICE; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; LAND USE PLANNING; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; PREDATION RISK; PREY AVAILABILITY; RAPTOR; RODENT; SMALL MAMMAL; THINNING;

PACIFIC NORTHWEST;

EID: 84902205785     PISSN: 08874840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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