Increased songbird nest depredation due to Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis) encroachment in Mediterranean shrubland

Increased songbird nest depredation due to Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis) encroachment in Mediterranean shrubland

Abstract Background In recent decades, a decrease of passerine densities was documented in Mediterranean shrublands. At the same time, a widespread encroachment of Aleppo pines (Pinus halepensis) to Mediterranean shrubland occurred. Such changes in vegetation structure may affect passerine predator...

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Main Authors: Asaf Ben-David, Hila Shamon, Ido Izhaki, Ronny Efronny, Roi Maor, Tamar Dayan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Ecology
Subjects:
Nest predation
Acoustic monitoring
Pine encroachment
Sylvia melanocephala
Garrulus glandarius
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12898-019-0270-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12898-019-0270-8

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