Use of LiDAR to define habitat thresholds for forest bird conservation
Abstract
Quantifying species-habitat relationships provides guidance for establishment of recovery standards for endangered species, but research on forest bird habitat has been limited by availability of fine-grained forest structure data across broad extents. New tools for collection of data on forest bird response to fine-grained forest structure provide opportunities to evaluate habitat thresholds for forest birds. We used LiDAR-derived estimates of habitat attributes and resource selection to evaluate foraging habitat thresholds for recovery of the federally endangered red-cockaded woodpecker (Leuconotopicus borealis; RCW) on the Savannah River Site, South Carolina.
- Authors:
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- North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States). Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology Program
- USDA Forest Service, Savannah River, New Ellenton, SC (United States). Southern Research Station
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- USDA Forest Service-Savannah River, New Ellenton, SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security (AU), Office of Security
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1358005
- Report Number(s):
- USDA-17-03-P
Journal ID: ISSN 0378-1127; USDA--17-03-P
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AI09-00SR22188
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Forest Ecology and Management
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 399; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0378-1127
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; Forest structure; Habitat thresholds; LiDAR; Pine; Red-cockaded woodpecker; Resource selection
Citation Formats
Garabedian, James E., Moorman, Christopher E., Nils Peterson, M., and Kilgo, John C. Use of LiDAR to define habitat thresholds for forest bird conservation. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2017.05.024.
Garabedian, James E., Moorman, Christopher E., Nils Peterson, M., & Kilgo, John C. Use of LiDAR to define habitat thresholds for forest bird conservation. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2017.05.024
Garabedian, James E., Moorman, Christopher E., Nils Peterson, M., and Kilgo, John C. Fri .
"Use of LiDAR to define habitat thresholds for forest bird conservation". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2017.05.024. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1358005.
@article{osti_1358005,
title = {Use of LiDAR to define habitat thresholds for forest bird conservation},
author = {Garabedian, James E. and Moorman, Christopher E. and Nils Peterson, M. and Kilgo, John C.},
abstractNote = {Quantifying species-habitat relationships provides guidance for establishment of recovery standards for endangered species, but research on forest bird habitat has been limited by availability of fine-grained forest structure data across broad extents. New tools for collection of data on forest bird response to fine-grained forest structure provide opportunities to evaluate habitat thresholds for forest birds. We used LiDAR-derived estimates of habitat attributes and resource selection to evaluate foraging habitat thresholds for recovery of the federally endangered red-cockaded woodpecker (Leuconotopicus borealis; RCW) on the Savannah River Site, South Carolina.},
doi = {10.1016/j.foreco.2017.05.024},
journal = {Forest Ecology and Management},
number = C,
volume = 399,
place = {United States},
year = {2017},
month = {9}
}
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