Soil penetrability as a key factor affecting the nesting of burrowing birds

Ecological Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 453-459

  Heneberg, Petr ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bank swallow; Nest site selection; Quarry management; Soil compactness; Soil penetrability

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BURROWING ORGANISM; COMPACTION; HABITAT QUALITY; NEST SITE; NESTING; PASSERINE; PENETRATION; SITE SELECTION;

ALCEDINIDAE; ALCEDO ATTHIS; APOIDEA; AVES; MEROPS APIASTER; RIPARIA; RIPARIA RIPARIA;

EID: 67349137413     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-008-0520-2     Document Type: Article

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