Farmland birds occupying forest clear-cuts respond to both local and landscape features (2024)

Bakx, T. R. M., Lindström, Å., Ram, D., Pettersson, L. B., Smith, H. G., van Loon, E. E. (2020). Farmland birds occupying forest clear-cuts respond to both local and landscape features. Forest Ecology and Management, 478, Article 118519. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118519

Bakx, Tristan R.M. ; Lindström, Åke ; Ram, Dafne et al. / Farmland birds occupying forest clear-cuts respond to both local and landscape features. In: Forest Ecology and Management. 2020 ; Vol. 478.

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Bakx, TRM, Lindström, Å, Ram, D, Pettersson, LB, Smith, HG, van Loon, EE 2020, 'Farmland birds occupying forest clear-cuts respond to both local and landscape features', Forest Ecology and Management, vol. 478, 118519. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118519

Farmland birds occupying forest clear-cuts respond to both local and landscape features. / Bakx, Tristan R.M.; Lindström, Åke; Ram, Dafne et al.
In: Forest Ecology and Management, Vol. 478, 118519, 15.12.2020.

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Bakx TRM, Lindström Å, Ram D, Pettersson LB, Smith HG, van Loon EE et al. Farmland birds occupying forest clear-cuts respond to both local and landscape features. Forest Ecology and Management. 2020 Dec 15;478:118519. Epub 2020 Aug 28. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118519