Long-term responses of Mediterranean birds to forest fuel management

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 632-643

  Santana, Joana ^a   Porto, Miguel ^b   Gordinho, Luís ^a,c   Reino, Luís ^a   Beja, Pedro ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c Ordenamento e Gestao de Recursos Naturais   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Disturbance ecology; Ecological succession; Fire risk; Forest management; Frugivores; Landscape mosaics; Mediterranean bird assemblages

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGROFORESTRY; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AVIFAUNA; CHRONOSEQUENCE; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FRUGIVORY; FUELWOOD; GRANIVORY; INSECTIVORE; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; SEED DISPERSAL; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

AVES; QUERCUS SUBER;

EID: 84861677984     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2012.02141.x     Document Type: Article

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