Depredation risk at tree cavities

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Are Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) tree cavities an answer to depredation risk? A new study underlines the importance of old beech forest habitats concerning biodiversity

Researchers of the University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan and Landespflege Freiburg jointly published the results of a new study on depredation risk of cavity breeders in temperate beech forests:

Zahner, V., R. Bauer, and T. A. M. Kaphegyi. 2017. Are Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) tree cavities in temperate Beech (Fagus sylvatica) forests an answer to depredation risk? Journal of Ornithology: 158 (4), 1073-1079. DOI 10.1007/s10336-017-1467-2

Find the article at:  http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10336-017-1467-2

email to the authors: thomas.kaphegyi(at)landespflege-freiburg.de

Habicht an Schwarzspechthöhle
goshhawk at tree cavities