Importance of Coarse Woody Debris to Avian Communities in Loblolly Pine Forests

Journal Article · Thu Jun 14 04:00:00 EDT 2001 · Conservation Biology

OSTI ID:807861

Lohr, S M ^[1]; Gauthreaux, S A; Kilgo, J C

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1. USDA Forest Service, Savannah River

Investigates the importance of standing and down coarse woody debris to bird communities in loblolly pine forests, researchers compared breeding and nonbreeding responses of birds among two coarse woody debris removal and control treatments. Quantification of vegetation layers to determine their effects on the experimental outcome coarse woody debris removal had no effect on the nonbreeding bird community. Most breeding and nonbreeding species used habitats with sparse midstory and well-developed understory, where as sparse canopy cover and dense midstory were important to some nonbreeding species. Snag and down coarse woody debris practices that maintain a dense understory, sparse midstory and canopy will create favorable breeding habitat.

• Research Organization: USDA Forest Service, Savannah River, New Ellenton, SC (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AI09-76SR00056
• OSTI ID: 807861
• Journal Information: Conservation Biology, Journal Name: Conservation Biology Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 16
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
BIRDS
BREEDING
BREEDING RESPONSES
CANOPY
CAROLINA WREN
COARSE WOODY DEBRIS
CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES
CWD
DCWD
DOWN COARSE WOODY DEBRIS
EASTERN TOWHEES
FOREST LITTER
FORESTS
GREAT CREASTED FLYCATCHERS
HABITAT
LOBLOLLY PINE FOREST
MIDSTORY
NEOTROPICAL MIGRANTS
NONBREEDING RESPONSES
PINES
POPULATION DYNAMICS
RED HEADED WOODPECKERS
SNAGS