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Filtering by: Subject Forests and forestry -- Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.) Committee Member Swanson, Fred

Songbird communities in burned and logged stands with variable tree retention in the Canadian Rocky Mountains

Creator:

Stuart-Smith, A. Kari

Abstract:

By emulating natural disturbances such as wildfire, managers hope to maintain biodiversity in managed forests. Leaving residual (live) trees in harvested areas is key to this strategy. However, the effectiveness of this approach is unknown. I surveyed songbirds in 176 stands in the Rocky Mountains of southeastern British Columbia, Canada,...

Resource Type:

Dissertation