Has the reduction in nest-site competition from Starlings Sturnus vulgaris been a factor in the recent increase of Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major numbers in Britain?

Bird Study

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 307-313

  Smith, Ken W ^a  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NEST SITE; POPULATION DECLINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

AVES; DENDROCOPOS MAJOR; PICIDAE; STURNIDAE; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 27244446767     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650509461404     Document Type: Article

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