Effects of logging and non-native tree proliferation on the birds overwintering in the upland forests of north-western Italy

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 179, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 441-454

  Laiolo, Paola ^a   Caprio, Enrico ^a   Rolando, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Birds; Foraging niche; Habitat; Introduced trees; Logging; Winter

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; LOGGING (FORESTRY); WOOD;

FOREST HABITATS;

ECOLOGY;

AVES; POPULUS; QUERCUS; ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA;

EID: 0038721216     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(02)00542-X     Document Type: Article

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