Exotic tree plantations and avian conservation in northern Iberia: a view from a nest–box monitoring study

• Main Authors: De la Hera, I., Arizaga, J., Galarza, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona 2013
• Subjects: Bird diversity; Planted forests; Land–use changes; Linear mixed models; MAB Biosphere reserve; Iberian peninsula; Zoology; QL1-991; Parus; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/843f45cb95564482bd75f3922dff024e

The spread of exotic tree plantations on the North Atlantic coast of the Iberian peninsula raises concern regarding the conservation of avian biodiversity as current trends suggest this region might become a monoculture of Australian Eucalyptus species. To shed more light on the factors promoting di...