Bird Life of Woodland and Forest

Describes the factors affecting the bird life of woodland and the effects of habitat management.

Robert J. Fuller (Author)

9780521543477, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 20 November 2003

260 pages, 70 b/w illus. 4 tables
24.7 x 19 x 1.7 cm, 0.48 kg

'Rob Fuller writes with affection and knowledge about woods and their birds … Settling down in front of a log fire with this book would provide a good few evenings of pleasure and plenty of food for thought.' Mark Avery, Ibis

Woodlands offer birds an extremely wide range of habitats. In this book, the variation in bird life in woodlands, and the factors that influence bird numbers and distributions are examined. What birds are found in which habitats? What effect does forestry and woodland management have? How can we enhance bird populations by habitat management? Are bird numbers and distributions in natural and managed forests different - and if so, why? The gamut of British woodland is covered, from ancient coppice and wood-pasture in the lowlands, to recently-planted conifer forests in the uplands, and comparisons are drawn with mainland Europe and North America. The book discusses the effects of factors such as increased deer numbers, air-pollution and new wood creation on lowland farms, all of which are changing the face of our woodlands today. This book is a must for all those interested in woodlands, and the birds which live in them.

Preface
Introduction
1. Britain's woodland environment
2. Historical and European perspectives
3. How birds use woodland
4. Abundance and distribution of woodland birds
5. Scrub
6. Broadleaved high forest and coppice
7. Upland woods and wood-pasture
8. Coniferous woodland
9. Woodland in a changing countryside
Appendix 1. Species of birds using woodland, forest and scrub habitats in Britain: their habitats, nest sites, food and feeding sites
Appendix 2. Woodland and scrub bird species breeding in mainland Europe, but not in Britain: a summary of their distribution, breeding habitats and nest sites
Appendix 3. Glossary
Appendix 4. Latin names of birds, other animals and plants of woodland
References.

Subject Areas: Wildlife: birds & birdwatching [WNCB], Birds [ornithology PSVW6], Animal ecology [PSVS]