Open AccessUnmanaged forest and bird community: a study in north-western Lombardy
Author(s) -
Walter Guenzani,
Fabio Saporetti
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
rivista italiana di ornitologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2385-0833
pISSN - 0035-6875
DOI - 10.4081/rio.2012.127
Subject(s) - geography , forestry , nesting (process) , bird conservation , ecology , archaeology , habitat , biology , materials science , metallurgy
Breeding bird community was censused in an area of 15.9 ha in 2000/20001, on the shores of Lake of Varese, in an Alno-Ulmion alluvial forest. The mean number of the territories was 93 pairs/10 ha/year and nests of cavity-nesting birds were actively searched for analysing the selection of dead wood.