Effects of structural and functional habitat gaps on breeding woodland birds: Working harder for less

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 615-626

  Hinsley, Shelley A ^a   Hill, Ross A ^a,b   Bellamy, Paul E ^a   Harrison, Nancy M ^c   Speakman, John R ^d   Wilson, Andrew K ^a   Ferns, Peter N ^e  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airborne LiDAR; ATM multi spectral; Blue tit; Energy expenditure; Great tit; Habitat quality; Habitat structure; Parkland; Reproductive success; Urban birds

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BODY MASS; BREEDING POPULATION; BROOD SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING GROUND; GAP DYNAMICS; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LIDAR; MONITORING; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SONGBIRD; WOODLAND;

CARDIFF [WALES]; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES; CYANISTES CAERULEUS; PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 42149172271     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-008-9225-8     Document Type: Article

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