Breeding success of Spotted Flycatchers Muscicapa striata in southern England - Is woodland a good habitat for this species?

Ibis

Volumn 149, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 214-223

  Stevens, Danaë K ^a   Anderson, Guy Q A ^a   Grice, Phil V ^b   Norris, Ken ^c  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT TYPE; NEST PREDATION; NEST SITE; NESTING SUCCESS; PASSERINE; POPULATION DECLINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WOODLAND;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

MUSCICAPA STRIATA;

EID: 36448956805     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00746.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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