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Ecological Relationships Of Accipiters In Northern Utah - With Special Emphasis On The Effects Of Human Disturbance, Stephen P. Hennessy
Ecological Relationships Of Accipiters In Northern Utah - With Special Emphasis On The Effects Of Human Disturbance, Stephen P. Hennessy
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of habitat parameters and human disturbance on the nesting success of goshawks, Cooper's hawks, and sharp-shinned hawks in an area within the Cache National Forest of Utah and Idaho. This research should provide the wildlife manager with information of value in planning recreation areas, roads, timber cuttings, and other activities where impacts are considered.
Of the three accipiter species studied, the goshawk showed the greatest preference for isolation from man. It nested at higher elevations (X=2,065 m); farther from human disturbance (X=250 m); higher in trees …