northern spotted owl

bird
Also known as: Strix occidentalis caurina

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minimum viable population and management

  • In minimum viable population: MVP and species management

    …MVP is that for the northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina), which is found in the coniferous and mixed-hardwood forests of the northwestern United States and of British Columbia. The owl depends on old-growth trees with hollows for nesting sites, but heavy logging in the region during the 1970s and…

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