Factors influencing patch occupancy and within-patch habitat use in an apparently stable population of Willow Tits Poecile montanus kleinschmidti in Britain

Bird Study

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 326-337

  Lewis, Alex J G ^a   Amar, Arjun ^a   Daniells, Laura ^a   Charman, Elisabeth C ^a   Grice, Phil ^b   Smith, Ken ^a  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b Northminster House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; PASSERINE; PATCH DYNAMICS; PROBABILITY; SOIL MOISTURE; VEGETATION COVER; WOODLAND;

UNITED KINGDOM;

AVES; CONIFEROPHYTA; PARUS MONTANUS; PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM; SALIX;

EID: 73649105463     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650902795190     Document Type: Article

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