Breeding and post-breeding responses of woodland birds to modification of habitat structure by deer

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2151-2162

  Holt, Chas A ^a,b   Fuller, Robert J ^a   Dolman, Paul M ^b  

^a THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deer; Exclosure study; Habitat structure; Invertebrate; Regenerating vegetation; Woodland bird

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; BROWSING; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COPPICE; DEER; EXCLUSION EXPERIMENT; FORAGE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HERBIVORE; JUVENILE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; POPULATION GROWTH; REGENERATION; REGROWTH; SHRUB; SONGBIRD; UNDERSTORY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

AEGITHALIDAE; AEGITHALOS CAUDATUS; AVES; CERVIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; LUSCINIA MEGARHYNCHOS; PRUNELLA (AVES); PRUNELLA MODULARIS; SYLVIA BORIN; UNGULATA;

EID: 79960903897     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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