Presence and abundance of the Eurasian nuthatch Sitta europaea in relation to the size, isolation and the intensity of management of chestnut woodlands in the NW Iberian Peninsula

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-89

  González Varo, Juan P ^a   López Bao, José V ^b   Guitián, José ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breeding density; Castanea sativa; Forest birds; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat quality; Number of pairs; Presence; Sitta europaea; Traditional management

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BREEDING POPULATION; DECIDUOUS TREE; DISPERSAL; EXPLOITATION; HABITAT QUALITY; LAND MANAGEMENT; PATCHINESS; POPULATION DENSITY; SITE FIDELITY; SONGBIRD; WOODLAND;

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

AVES; CASTANEA SATIVA; SITTA EUROPAEA; SITTIDAE;

EID: 37349058541     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-007-9166-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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