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Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) forests as a habitat for birds and mammals
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2011
Synopsis
Sitka spruce comprises the largest single forest type in Britain and provides a vast habitat for wildlife. However, many improvements are still possible. No species of bird or mammal occurs equally throughout a conifer rotation, their distribution being affected by both the temporal and spatial dynamics of plantations. We suggest a number of practical improvements, including the modifications to felling-coup size and the incorporation of other tree and shrub species, to increase the diversity and abundance of wildlife in Sitka spruce forests without seriously affecting the forest enterprise.
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- Research Article
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- Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 93 , Issue 1-2: Sitka Spruce , 1987 , pp. 169 - 181
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- Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1987
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