Nest selection by cavity-nesting birds in subtropical montane forests of the andes: Implications for sustainable forest management

Biotropica

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 354-360

  Politi, Natalia ^a   Hunter Jr , Malcolm ^a   Rivera, Luis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Forestry; Logging; Selva Tucumano Boliviana; Woodpeckers

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; FOREST RESOURCE; FORESTRY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT SELECTION; LOGGING (TIMBER); MONTANE FOREST; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

ANDES; ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

AVES; BLEPHAROCALYX; CALYCOPHYLLUM; PICIDAE; PODOCARPUS PARLATOREI;

EID: 65349149998     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2008.00481.x     Document Type: Article

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