Responses of birds to the natural re-establishment of wilderness in montane beechwoods of North-western Italy

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 129-136

  Laiolo, Paola ^a   Rolando, Antonio ^a   Valsania, Valentina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Birds; Diversity; Fagus; Land abandonment; Montane woodland; Wilderness

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; AVIFAUNA; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MONTANE FOREST; REGENERATION; SILVICULTURE; SUCCESSION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VAL GRANDE NATIONAL PARK; VERBANO-CUSIO OSSOLA;

AVES; FAGUS;

EID: 1542349872     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2003.12.003     Document Type: Article

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