Breeding habitat of red-backed shrike Lanius collurio on farmland hilly areas of Central Italy: Is functional heterogeneity one important key?

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 127-139

  Morelli, F ^a   Santolini, R ^a   Sisti, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

edge density; farmland; GIS; habitat features; heterogeneity; land use cover; Lanius collurio

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; BREEDING SITE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EDGE EFFECT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HEDGEROW; HETEROGENEITY; HILL; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; NEST; PATCH SIZE; SHRUB; SITE SELECTION; SONGBIRD; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; VEGETATION COVER;

ITALY;

LANIIDAE; LANIUS COLLURIO;

EID: 84859138205     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03949370.2011.635696     Document Type: Article

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