Understory vegetation in planted pine forests governs bird community composition and diversity in the eastern Mediterranean region
Abstract Background Managed forests can become a seminatural habitat by allowing natural vegetation to establish under the tree canopy. The aim of this study was to examine how this natural understory vegetation in pine plantations affects bird community composition and diversity. We compared bird c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Forest Ecosystems |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40663-019-0186-y |