Nest site selection of the great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopus major in two oak woods in Southern England and its implications for woodland management

Biological Conservation

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 283-288

  Smith, K W ^a  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dead wood; Dendrocopus major; Great spotted woodpecker; nest; snag

Indexed keywords

DENDROCOPUS MAJOR; BETULA; BETULACEAE; DENDROCOPOS MAJOR; DENDROCOPUS; PICIDAE; QUERCUS; ULMACEAE; ULMUS;

BIRCH; ELM; GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER; NEST SITE SELECTION; OAKWOOD; WOODLAND MANAGEMENT;

UK, ENGLAND;

EID: 0030619969     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(96)00038-9     Document Type: Article

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