Habitat Effects on the Breeding Performance of Three Forest-Dwelling Hawks.

Habitat loss causes population declines, but the mechanisms are rarely known. In the European Boreal Zone, loss of old forest due to intensive forestry is suspected to cause declines in forest-dwelling raptors by reducing their breeding performance. We studied the boreal breeding habitat and habitat...

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Main Authors: Heidi Björklund, Jari Valkama, Erkki Tomppo, Toni Laaksonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4589344?pdf=render