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Tree age and cavity initiation by red-cockaded woodpeckers

Journal Article · · J. For.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6020468
The red-cockaded woodpecker, Picoides borealis, is an endangered species that has declined in numbers with loss of nesting habitat. This loss if due partly to the increased prevalence of short rotations in southern pine forests. Data from Mississippi and South Carolina indicate that, for cavity initiation, the species needs living trees averaging approximately 75 years old for loblolly pine (Pinus taeda), and 95 years old for longleaf pine (P. palustris).
OSTI ID:
6020468
Journal Information:
J. For.; (United States), Journal Name: J. For.; (United States) Vol. 77:2; ISSN JFUSA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English