Habitat management for red tree voles in douglas-fir forests. Biology and management of old-growth forests. Forest Service general technical report
The relations between arboreal rodents and trees causes the animals to be particularly sensitive to the effects of timber harvesting. Among arboreal rodents, the authors consider the red tree vole to be the most vulnerable to local extinctions resulting from the loss or fragmentation of old-growth Douglas-fir forests. Red tree voles are nocturnal, canopy dwelling, and difficult to study. The following habitat characteristics are potentially important for the species: tree species, stand development, tree size, moisture conditions, topographic positions, elevation, and stand size. Based on these characteristics, the authors developed interim management strategies to help sustain or expand existing populations of red tree voles.
- Research Organization:
- Forest Service, Portland, OR (United States). Pacific Northwest Research Station
- OSTI ID:
- 138908
- Report Number(s):
- PB-93-142529/XAB; FSGTR-PNW-302; TRN: 30703222
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Sep 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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