RESPONSE OF BIRD SPECIES DENSITIES TO HABITAT STRUCTURE AND FIRE HISTORY ALONG A MIDWESTERN OPEN–FOREST GRADIENT
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عنوان ژورنال: The Condor
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0010-5422,1938-5129
DOI: 10.1650/0010-5422(2007)109[734:robsdt]2.0.co;2