Do Forest-dwelling Bird Communities Care about Stream and Floodplain Geomorphology?
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Hyder, Stephanie
Jackson, C. Rhett
Cooper, Robert J.
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Hatcher, Kathryn J.
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Abstract
The objective of this project is to
determine the habitat requirements of bottomland
forest-dwelling bird communities, specifically
neotropical migrants, whose populations are declining
nationwide. The primary goal is to determine if stream
and floodplain geomorphology characteristics are
useful predictors of habitat requirements for these birds.
Our preliminary results show that clearcuts support
equally abundant bird communities as interior forests,
including species considered "area sensitive", such as
Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) and
Louisiana Waterthrush (Seiurus motacilla).
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Sponsored and Organized by: U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Conservation Service, The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology
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2001-03
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