Second Growth Forest as Potential Marten Habitat in Western Newfoundland: An Examination of Forest Habitat Structure and Microtine Abundance

The American marten (Martes americana) is associated with large tracts of relatively undisturbed, mature coniferous forests. I examined coarse woody debris (CWO) structure and small mammal abundance with respect to forest age and stem structure within second-growth forests, in comparison with old-gr...

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Main Author: Sturtevant, Brian R.
Format: Others
Published: DigitalCommons@USU 1996
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6474
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7563&context=etd