Food of Merlins nesting in young conifer forest
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- 1 December 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Bird Study
- Vol. 26 (4) , 253-258
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657909476645
Abstract
This study found that, while Merlins nested readily in young conifer plantations, they did not alter their prey spectrum but continued to hunt over moorland. Hence continuing afforestation of moorland below 250 m poses a serious threat to the existence of Merlins in such regions.Keywords
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- The Decline of the Raven, Corvus corax, in Relation to Afforestation in Southern Scotland and Northern EnglandJournal of Applied Ecology, 1978