Comparison of Arthropod Prey of Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers on the Boles of Longleaf and Loblolly Pines

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2002 · Wildlife Society Bulletin

OSTI ID:807859

Horn, S; Hanula, J

Use of knockdown insecticides to sample arthropods on longleaf and loblolly pine to determine which harbored the greater abundance of potential prey. Alterations of longleaf pine bark surface to determine whether bark structure may affect arthropods residing on a tree's bole. Recovery revealed fewer arthropods from scraped trees. Results suggest the bark structure and not the chemical nature of the bark is responsible for differences in arthropod abundance and biomass. Retaining or restoring longleaf pine in red-cockaded woodpecker habitats should increase arthropod availability for this endangered bird and other back-foraging species.

• Research Organization: USDA Forest Service, Savannah River, New Ellenton, SC (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AI09-00SR22188
• OSTI ID: 807859
• Journal Information: Wildlife Society Bulletin, Vol. 30, Issue 1; Other Information: PBD: 1 Jan 2002
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

09 BIOMASS FUELS
ABUNDANCE
ARTHROPODS
AVAILABILITY
BIOMASS
BIRDS
INSECTICIDES
PINES
TREES
BARK
LOBLOLLY PINE
LONGLEAF PINE
RED-COCKADED WOODPECKER
BARK-FORAGING SPECIES