Bird communities and vegetation structure in pine plantations of the southeastern Coastal Plain

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6502282

Kroodsma, R L

Breeding birds and vegetation structure were studied in 11 pine plantations and 2 scrub oak plots on the Savannah River Plant near Aiken, South Carolina. In the pine plantations, bird density and species number were significantly correlated (P < 0.05) with the density of broad-leaved vegetation, most of which occurred in the understory. Birds that nested on or near the ground were responsible for this correlation. Significant differences (P < 0.05) in birds were found among the 3 species of pines used in the plantations. The pine species, in decreasing order of bird density and species number, were loblolly (Pinus taeda), slash (P. elliotti), and longleaf (P. palustris). Bird populations were low in the scrub oak plots. 23 references, 5 tables.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6502282
• Report Number(s): CONF-8406204-1; ON: DE85001243
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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510100* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Basic Studies-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ANIMALS
BIRDS
COASTAL REGIONS
COMMUNITIES
CONIFERS
CORRELATIONS
DATA
ECOSYSTEMS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FEDERAL REGION IV
FORESTS
INFORMATION
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
PINES
PLANTS
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
SOUTH CAROLINA
SPECIES DIVERSITY
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
TREES
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US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
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