Winter bird distribution in abiotic and habitat structural gradients: A case study with mediterranean montane oakwoods

Ecoscience

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 100-110

  Carrascal, Luis M ^a   Díaz, Leticia ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Altitude; Bird distribution; Habitat structure; Oakwood forests; Solar radiation; Winter

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT USE; MONTANE FOREST; SOLAR RADIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WINTER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PYRENEES;

AVES; QUERCUS;

EID: 33645521959     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/1195-6860(2006)13[100:WBDIAA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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