Importance of Coarse Woody Debris to Avian Communities in Loblolly Pine Forests
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, Vol. 16, Issue 3; Other Information: PBD: 14 Jun 2001
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
BIRDS
BREEDING
FORESTS
HABITAT
PINES
FOREST LITTER
POPULATION DYNAMICS
CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES
LOBLOLLY PINE FOREST
DOWN COARSE WOODY DEBRIS
DCWD
COARSE WOODY DEBRIS
CWD
BREEDING RESPONSES
NONBREEDING RESPONSES
SNAGS
GREAT CREASTED FLYCATCHERS
CAROLINA WREN
NEOTROPICAL MIGRANTS
EASTERN TOWHEES
RED HEADED WOODPECKERS
CANOPY
MIDSTORY