Changing habitat use associated with distributional shifts of wintering raptors

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 402-412

  Paprocki, Neil ^a,e   Glenn, Nancy F ^a   Atkinson, Eric C ^b   Strickler, Katherine M ^c   Watson, Christine ^d   Heath, Julie A ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northwest College Powell   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections   (United States)

^e HAWKWATCH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

climate change; golden eagle; Idaho; northern harrier; prairie falcon; rough legged hawk; winter

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; GLOBAL CHANGE; HABITAT USE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIFE HISTORY; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; NATURE CONSERVATION; RAPTOR; REGIONAL PATTERN; VEGETATION MAPPING;

CANADA; MANITOBA; NELSON ESTUARY;

AQUILA; AVES; BUTEO LAGOPUS; CIRCUS CYANEUS; FALCO MEXICANUS; GRINNELLIA; POACEAE; RAPTORES;

EID: 84925642478     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.848     Document Type: Article

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