Bird communities and vegetation structure in pine plantations of the southeastern Coastal Plain
Breeding birds and vegetation structure were studied in 11 pine plantations and 2 scrub oak plots on the Savannah River Plant near Aiken, South Carolina. In the pine plantations, bird density and species number were significantly correlated (P < .05) with the density of broad-leaved vegetation, most of which was present in the understory. Birds that nested on or near the ground were responsible for this correlation. Significant differences (P < .05) in birds were found among the 3 species of pines used in the plantations. The pine species, in decreasing order of bird density and species number, were loblolly (Pinus taeda), slash (P. ellioti), and longleaf (P. palustris). Bird populations were low in the scrub oak plots.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- OSTI ID:
- 6585756
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-8210105-1; ON: DE83003482
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Annual meeting of Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Jacksonville, FL, USA, 31 Oct 1982
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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