Essays about: "woodpeckers"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 14 essays containing the word woodpeckers.

  1. 6. A sneak peek on the upcoming results of the comparison studies regarding the declining Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor) in Scania, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i biologi

    Author : Natalie Danielsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : In recent years the populations of the lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor) has been declining in Sweden. Many other species, like for example the marsh tit (Poecile palustris), depend on woodland structures that the lesser spotted woodpecker creates such as nesting holes. READ MORE

  3. 7. Bevarandet av vitryggig hackspett i Sverige : en litteraturstudie

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Johanna Eriksson; [2017]
    Keywords : vitryggig hackspett; bevarande; Sverige; akut hotad art; åtgärdsprogram;

    Abstract : Vitryggig hackspett är rödlistad i Sverige som akut hotad. Under år 2017 är ämnet högaktuellt då det nya åtgärdsprogrammet för arten ska släppas. READ MORE

  4. 8. Utfodringsalternativ till vitryggig hackspett (Dendrocopos leucotos) på djurpark

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Maria Hiertonn Oscarsson; [2016]
    Keywords : vitryggig hackspett; utfodringsalternativ; berikning; djurparksdjur;

    Abstract : In the last decades, the Swedish forests has changed drastically in a relatively short time. One of the species most affected by the change is the white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos) and is therefore endangered in Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 9. Comparison of tree cavity abundance and characteristics in managed and unmanaged Swedish boreal forest

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Sophie Michon; [2014]
    Keywords : birds; boreal forest; forest management; tree cavities; tree holes;

    Abstract : Tree cavities are major components of the forest ecosystem worldwide as they are required substrate for a large number of species (including nesting and roosting birds, mammals, fungi, and insects). The present study aimed to provide new knowledge on cavity density and cavity tree characteristics in the Swedish boreal zone where only little information exists on this subject. READ MORE

  6. 10. Effects of tree retention on cavity-nesting birds in northern Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Eva Domingo Gómez; [2014]
    Keywords : clear-cuts; tree retention; cavities; biodiversity; primary excavators;

    Abstract : Tree cavities are of high ecological value because they influence the abundance, diversity, and conservation of many terrestrial animals in forests worldwide. However, due to forest management practices, cavity-users are under a serious threat in many forest ecosystems. READ MORE