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Title: Importance of Carolina Bays to the Avifauna of Pinelands in the Southeastern United States.

Abstract

Abstract - Past anthropogenic activity has led to the destruction or alteration of Carolina bay wetlands throughout the southeastern United States. Presently, urban development, combined with a 2001 ruling by the US Supreme Court relaxing protection of isolated wetlands, poses an increasing threat to these and other isolated wetland systems; however, little information exists on the importance of these wetland systems to birds. We compared breeding and wintering bird communities of upland pine (Pinus spp.) forests with and without Carolina bays. Estimated species richness was greater in pine forests with Carolina bays than without during the winter (31.7 ± 1.3 [mean ± SE] vs. 26.9 ± 1.2; P = 0.027), but not in the breeding season (27.9 ± 2.2 vs. 26.3 ± 2.2; P = 0.644). Total relative abundance did not differ between pine forests with Carolina bays and those without in either the breeding (148.0 ± 16.0 vs. 129.4 ± 10.4 birds/40 ha; P = 0.675) or winter (253.0 ± 36.4 vs. 148.8 ± 15.1 birds/40 ha; P = 0.100) seasons. However, 23 species, 43% of which were wetland-dependent, were observed only in pine forests with bays during the breeding season, and 20 species, 30% of which were wetland-dependent,more » were observed only in such sites during winter. In contrast, only 6 and 1 species were observed only in pine forests without bays during the breeding and winter seasons, respectively, indicating that few species were negatively affected by the presence of bays. Thus, Carolina bays appear to enrich the avifauna of pine forests in the southeastern United States.« less

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
USDA Forest Service, Savannah River, New Ellenton, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Environment, Safety and Health (EH)
OSTI Identifier:
1015783
Report Number(s):
11-03-P
Journal ID: ISSN 1528-7092; TRN: US201117%%500
DOE Contract Number:  
AI09-00SR22188
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Southeastern Naturalist
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 10; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 1528-7092
Publisher:
BioOne
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; ABUNDANCE; BIRDS; BREEDING; FORESTS; PINES; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; WETLANDS; Carolina Bays; avifauna; pinelands

Citation Formats

Czapka, Stephen, J., and Kilgo, John, C. Importance of Carolina Bays to the Avifauna of Pinelands in the Southeastern United States.. United States: N. p., 2011. Web. doi:10.1656/058.010.0211.
Czapka, Stephen, J., & Kilgo, John, C. Importance of Carolina Bays to the Avifauna of Pinelands in the Southeastern United States.. United States. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.010.0211
Czapka, Stephen, J., and Kilgo, John, C. 2011. "Importance of Carolina Bays to the Avifauna of Pinelands in the Southeastern United States.". United States. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.010.0211.
@article{osti_1015783,
title = {Importance of Carolina Bays to the Avifauna of Pinelands in the Southeastern United States.},
author = {Czapka, Stephen, J. and Kilgo, John, C.},
abstractNote = {Abstract - Past anthropogenic activity has led to the destruction or alteration of Carolina bay wetlands throughout the southeastern United States. Presently, urban development, combined with a 2001 ruling by the US Supreme Court relaxing protection of isolated wetlands, poses an increasing threat to these and other isolated wetland systems; however, little information exists on the importance of these wetland systems to birds. We compared breeding and wintering bird communities of upland pine (Pinus spp.) forests with and without Carolina bays. Estimated species richness was greater in pine forests with Carolina bays than without during the winter (31.7 ± 1.3 [mean ± SE] vs. 26.9 ± 1.2; P = 0.027), but not in the breeding season (27.9 ± 2.2 vs. 26.3 ± 2.2; P = 0.644). Total relative abundance did not differ between pine forests with Carolina bays and those without in either the breeding (148.0 ± 16.0 vs. 129.4 ± 10.4 birds/40 ha; P = 0.675) or winter (253.0 ± 36.4 vs. 148.8 ± 15.1 birds/40 ha; P = 0.100) seasons. However, 23 species, 43% of which were wetland-dependent, were observed only in pine forests with bays during the breeding season, and 20 species, 30% of which were wetland-dependent, were observed only in such sites during winter. In contrast, only 6 and 1 species were observed only in pine forests without bays during the breeding and winter seasons, respectively, indicating that few species were negatively affected by the presence of bays. Thus, Carolina bays appear to enrich the avifauna of pine forests in the southeastern United States.},
doi = {10.1656/058.010.0211},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1015783}, journal = {Southeastern Naturalist},
issn = {1528-7092},
number = 2,
volume = 10,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2011},
month = {Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2011}
}