Sylvopastoral management and conservation of the middle spotted woodpecker at the south-western edge of its distribution range

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 242, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 343-352

  Robles, Hugo ^a   Ciudad, Carlos ^a   Vera, Rubén ^b   Olea, Pedro P ^c   Purroy, Francisco J ^a   Matthysen, Erik ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^c SEK University   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dehesas; Dendrocopos medius; Habitat alteration; Habitat use; Multiple spatial scales; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

DEHESAS; DENDROCOPOS MEDIUS; HABITAT ALTERATIONS; HABITAT USE; MULTIPLE SPATIAL SCALES; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

FORESTRY;

BIRD; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FOREST EDGE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT USE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PASTORALISM; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SILVICULTURE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

BIRDS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; QUERCUS PYRENAICA;

CANTABRIAN MOUNTAINS; EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN MASSIF; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AVES; DENDROCOPOS MEDIUS; PICIDAE; QUERCUS; QUERCUS PYRENAICA;

EID: 34047229066     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.01.052     Document Type: Article

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