Long-term consequences of invasive deer on songbird communities: Going from bad to worse?

Biological Invasions

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 777-790

  Chollet, Simon ^a   Bergman, Carita ^b   Gaston, Anthony J ^c   Martin, Jean Louis ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve   (Canada)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cascading effect; Ecological integrity; Protected areas; Temperate and boreal forest birds; Understory birds

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COLONIZATION; DEER; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; INVASIVE SPECIES; PROTECTED AREA; SONGBIRD; UNDERSTORY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS;

AVES; CERVIDAE; PASSERI;

EID: 84921377288     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: 15731464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-014-0768-0     Document Type: Article

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