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Titre :	The ecology and conservation of the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Auteurs :	Ken W. Smith, Auteur ; Elisabeth C. Charman, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	British Birds (105(6) JUN 2012)
Article en page(s) :	294-307
Résumé :	The Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor is in serious decline in Britain and in many other countries in northwest Europe. In this paper we review the recent research on the species in Britain and elsewhere in Europe, and discuss the conservation implications of this work. The breeding success of Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers in Britain is currently lower than reported previously and is also lower than that found in recent studies in Germany and Sweden. The proximate cause of this low breeding success appears to be chick starvation but more work is needed on the ecology of the species in the pre-breeding and breeding periods to identify the ultimate cause.

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