Scrub-Successional Bird Community Dynamics in Young and Mature Pine-Wiregrass Savannahs

We investigated how management for habitat conditions to support the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker effects the biodiversity of the breeding bird community associated with those habitats. Habitat is created by thinning, burning and mid-story control of hardwoods in mature longleaf stands. In add...

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Published in:The Journal of wildlife management 2001-01, Vol.63 (3)
Main Authors: Krementz, D.G., Christie, J.S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ABUNDANCE
BIRDS
BREEDING
ENDANGERED SPECIES
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
HABITAT
LONGLEAF PINE
PINES
POPULATION DYNAMICS
REPRODUCTION
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
SAVANNA
SHRUB-SCRUB BIRDS
SPECIES DIVERSITY
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Summary:We investigated how management for habitat conditions to support the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker effects the biodiversity of the breeding bird community associated with those habitats. Habitat is created by thinning, burning and mid-story control of hardwoods in mature longleaf stands. In addition, similar habitat structurally can be found in recently harvested areas. We tested the hypothesis that diversity and abundance, as well as survival and reproduction would be greater in mature stands. However, mature stands used for recruitment always had fewer species (36/31) than recently harvested areas (54/55). All species that occurred in recruitment stands also occurred in mature stands. No differences in survival rates were found between mature and recent cuts for Bachman's sparrow and indigo bunting.
ISSN:0022-541X
1937-2817