Effects of reed cutting on density and breeding success of Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpacaeus and Sedge Warbler A. schoenobaenus

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 469-482

  Graveland, Jaap ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management RIKZ   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; CUTTING; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; NEST PREDATION; NESTING SUCCESS; POPULATION DENSITY; REEDBED; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

DE WEERRIBBEN NATIONAL PARK; NETHERLANDS;

ACROCEPHALUS SCHOENOBAENUS; ACROCEPHALUS SCIRPACEUS; AVES; CUCULIDAE; CUCULUS CANORUS; MILETINAE; PASSERIFORMES; PHRAGMITES;

EID: 0033431895     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677019     Document Type: Article

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