Habitat Selection of the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dryobates minor) across Seasons and Scales
Habitat specialists are particularly vulnerable to habitat loss and disturbances because they are adapted to a narrow range of ecological conditions and food sources. The lesser spotted woodpecker is closely linked to attributes of deciduous forests that are negatively affected by intensive management. This is because it is specialised in foraging on wood-living insect larvae found in thin dead br
