Tree microhabitats as indicators of bird and bat communities in Mediterranean forests

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 34, Issue , 2013, Pages 221-230

  Regnery, Baptiste ^a   Couvet, Denis ^a   Kubarek, Loren ^a   Julien, Jean François ^a   Kerbiriou, Christian ^a  

^a Museúm National d'H istoire Naturelle   (France)

Author keywords

Biodiversity indicators; Birds Bats; Stand characteristics; Tree microhabitats

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY INDICATORS; CAVITY-NESTING BIRDS; FOREST BIODIVERSITY; MEDITERRANEAN FOREST; MEDITERRANEAN FOREST ECOSYSTEMS; MICROHABITATS; STAND CHARACTERISTICS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS;

BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS;

FORESTRY;

ABUNDANCE; BAT; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HABITAT TYPE; MICROHABITAT; STAND STRUCTURE;

BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY;

FRANCE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

AVES; CERAMBYX; FUNGI; HEDERA;

EID: 84879121675     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.05.003     Document Type: Article

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