A method to evaluate the combined effect of tree species composition and woodland structure on indicator birds

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 55, Issue , 2015, Pages 44-51

  Dondina, O ^a   Orioli, V ^a   Massimino, D ^b   Pinoli, G ^c   Bani, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^c Agriculture General Direct   (Italy)

Author keywords

Basal area (BA); Diameters at breast height (DBH); Exploited forests; Generalized linear mixed model; Model comparison; Secondary cavity nesters

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; BIT ERROR RATE; FRUITS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BASAL AREA; CAVITY NESTERS; DIAMETERS AT BREAST HEIGHTS; EXPLOITED FORESTS; GENERALIZED LINEAR MIXED MODELS; MODEL COMPARISON;

FORESTRY;

BASAL AREA; BIRD; CONSERVATION; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; DICOTYLEDON; FLORISTICS; GUIDELINE; LINEAR PROGRAMING; MIXED FOREST; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WOODLAND;

ITALY; LOMBARDY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CYANISTES CAERULEUS; PARUS PALUSTRIS; SITTA EUROPAEA;

EID: 84983573923     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.03.007     Document Type: Article

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