Availability of cavities for nesting birds in the Atlantic Forest, Argentina

Ornitologia Neotropical

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL., 2008, Pages 269-278

  Cockle, Kristina ^a,b   Martin, Kathy ^a   Wiebe, Karen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y ANTROPOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cavity abundance; Cavity nest; Cavity quality; Excavator; Nest site limitation; Parrot; Secondary cavity nester; Selective logging; Subtropical forest; Woodpecker

Indexed keywords

EID: 46349103469     PISSN: 10754377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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