Habitat change and woodland birds in Britain: Implications for management and future research

Ibis

Volumn 149, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 261-268

  Fuller, R J ^a   Smith, K W ^b   Grice, P V ^c   Currie, F A ^d   Quine, C P ^e  

^a THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^c NATURAL ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d FORESTRY COMMISSION   (United Kingdom)

^e FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; BROWSING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEER; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CREATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; NATURE CONSERVATION; WOODLAND;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES; CERVIDAE;

EID: 36448939801     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00775.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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