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The breeding bird community of managed and unmanaged willow scrub at Leighton Moss, Lancashire

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

John Wilson
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Leighton Moss and Morecambe Bay RSPB Reserve, Silverdale, Carnforth, Lancashire LA5 OSW, U.K.
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Synopsis

Coppiced willow supports a much higher density of breeding birds than unmanaged more mature willow. This appears to be because it retains richer vegetation cover, especially in the herb layer, and so provides more breeding and feeding sites for both marsh and woodland birds.

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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1992

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