The Conservation Value of Traditional Rural Landscapes: The Case of Woodpeckers in Transylvania, Romania.

Land use change is a major threat to global biodiversity. Forest species face the dual threats of deforestation and intensification of forest management. In regions where forests are under threat, rural landscapes that retain structural components of mature forests potentially provide valuable addit...

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Main Authors: Ine Dorresteijn, Tibor Hartel, Jan Hanspach, Henrik von Wehrden, Joern Fischer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3686800?pdf=render