Tree-cavity occurrence, cavity occupation and reproductive performance of secondary cavity-nesting birds in oak forests: The role of traditional management practices

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 261, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1428-1435

  Robles, Hugo ^a,b   Ciudad, Carlos ^c   Matthysen, Erik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cavity occupation; Cavity nesting birds; Dehesa; Quercus pyrenaica; Reproductive performance; Traditional management

Indexed keywords

CAVITY OCCUPATION; CAVITY-NESTING BIRDS; DEHESA; QUERCUS PYRENAICA; REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE; TRADITIONAL MANAGEMENT;

BIRDS; CUTTING; ECOLOGY; EMPLOYMENT; FOOD SUPPLY; MANAGEMENT;

FORESTRY;

BREEDING SEASON; CLUTCH SIZE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SUPPLY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GRAZING; LAYING DATE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MICROHABITAT; NESTING; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SONGBIRD;

BIRDS; CUTTING; ECOLOGY; EMPLOYMENT; FORESTRY; MANAGEMENT; QUERCUS PYRENAICA;

AVES; CYANISTES CAERULEUS; PARUS MAJOR; QUERCUS PYRENAICA;

EID: 79952039476     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.01.029     Document Type: Article

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