Bird Life of Woodland and Forest

Zusammenfassung Woodlands offer birds a wide range of habitats in which to live. But what determines which birds live where! and how can we safeguard and encourage bird populations today? This book examines the complex relationship between woodlands and their bird life! and will be a must for all those interested in birds and their woodland homes. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction; 1. Britain's woodland environment; 2. Historical and European perspectives; 3. How birds use woodland; 4. Abundance and distribution of woodland birds; 5. Scrub; 6. Broadleaved high forest and coppice; 7. Upland woods and wood-pasture; 8. Coniferous woodland; 9. Woodland in a changing countryside; Appendix 1. Species of birds using woodland, forest and scrub habitats in Britain: their habitats, nest sites, food and feeding sites; Appendix 2. Woodland and scrub bird species breeding in mainland Europe, but not in Britain: a summary of their distribution, breeding habitats and nest sites; Appendix 3. Glossary; Appendix 4. Latin names of birds, other animals and plants of woodland; References.

Product details

• Authors: Robert J. Fuller, Robert J. (British Trust for Ornithology Fuller
• Assisted by: Chris Rose (Illustration), C. M. Perrins (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.11.2003
• EAN: 9780521543477
• ISBN: 978-0-521-54347-7
• No. of pages: 260
• Series: Bird Life
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology