Effects of material inputs by the Grey Heron Ardea cinerea on forest-floor necrophagous insects and understory plants in the breeding colony

Ornithological Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 199-209

  Ueno, Yusuke ^a   Hori, Masakazu ^b   Noda, Takashi ^a   Mukai, Hiroshi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN FISHERIES RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Forest floor; Grey Heron; Necrophagous insects; Nest density; Understory plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006679992     PISSN: 13470558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2326/1347-0558(2006)5[199:EOMIBT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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