Response of bird communities to silvicultural thinning of Mediterranean maquis

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 651-659

  De La Montana E ^a   Rey Benayas, J M ^a   Carrascal, L M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body mass; Conservation status; Density; Gamebirds; Guilds; Species richness; Vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; BODY MASS; CENSUS; CONSERVATION STATUS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; SAPLING; SHRUB; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WOODLAND;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AVES;

EID: 33745713641     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01171.x     Document Type: Article

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