The white-backed woodpecker: Umbrella species for forest conservation planning?

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2479-2494

  Roberge, Jean Michel ^a,b   Mikusiński, Grzegorz ^a   Svensson, Sören ^c  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Boreal forests; Conservation planning; Dead wood; Deciduous forests; Dendrocopos leucotos; Indicator species; Protected areas; Umbrella species; White backed woodpecker; Woodland key habitats

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING POPULATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MIXED FOREST; POPULATION DECLINE; PROTECTED AREA; RED LIST;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

AVES; COLEOPTERA; DENDROCOPOS LEUCOTOS;

EID: 48549094547     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9394-4     Document Type: Article

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