Influence of roads on bird nest predation: An experimental study in the Iberian Peninsula

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 66-71

  Pescador, Moisés ^a   Peris, Salvador ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Artificial nests; Edge effect; Forest; Traffic density

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COLLISION AVOIDANCE; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; URBAN PLANNING;

ARTIFICIAL NESTS; EDGE EFFECTS; TRAFFIC DENSITY;

ROADS AND STREETS;

BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELDWORK; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NEST PREDATION; NESTING SUCCESS; ROAD; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; VEGETATION COVER; WOODLAND;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 34447333674     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2007.01.017     Document Type: Article

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