Implications of temporal changes in forest dynamics on density, nest-site selection, diet and productivity of Tawny Owls Strix aluco in the Alps

Bird Study

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 310-318

  Marchesi, Luigi ^a   Sergio, Fabrizio ^b   Pedrini, Paolo ^a  

^a Trento Museum of Natural Sciences   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; CONSERVATION STATUS; DIET; FOREST DYNAMICS; HABITAT USE; HETEROGENEITY; NEST SITE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREY AVAILABILITY; RODENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

MURIDAE; MYOXUS GLIS; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX ALUCO;

EID: 33750873872     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650609461447     Document Type: Article

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