Nest quality limits the number of hole-nesting passerines in their natural cavity-rich habitat

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 125-128

  Lõhmus, Asko ^a   Remm, Jaanus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Habitat selection; Population limitation; Riverine forests; Secondary cavity nester; Tree cavities

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; NEST SITE; PASSERINE; TREEHOLE;

BALTIC STATES; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ESTONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

AVES; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 16844371353     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2004.11.001     Document Type: Article

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