Differences in bird species diversities between a natural mixed forest and a coniferous plantation

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 153-158

  Ohno, Yoshinori ^a   Ishida, Akira ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bird species diversity; Coniferous plantation; Natural mixed forest; Snow cover; Species abundance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846445602     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02348213     Document Type: Article

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