Influences of restock age and habitat patchiness on Tree Pipits Anthus trivialis breeding in Breckland pine plantations

Ibis

Volumn 149, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 193-204

  Burton, Niall H K ^a  

^a THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HEATHLAND; PASSERINE; PERCHING BEHAVIOR; PLANTATION FORESTRY; POPULATION DECLINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORFOLK [ENGLAND]; SUFFOLK; THETFORD FOREST; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANTHUS TRIVIALIS; AVES; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 36448937480     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00737.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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