Relationships among Weather, Habitat Structure, and Ponderosa Pine Forest Birds

Avian community structure during the breeding season in a ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) forest of northern Arizona was influenced by weather and a series of timber harvest treatments. Fewer birds and bird species were present after a winter with the heaviest snowfall on record and low temperature...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of wildlife management 1986-04, Vol.50 (2), p.253-260
Hauptverfasser: Szaro, Robert C., Balda, Russell P.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Avian community structure during the breeding season in a ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) forest of northern Arizona was influenced by weather and a series of timber harvest treatments. Fewer birds and bird species were present after a winter with the heaviest snowfall on record and low temperatures than after milder winters. Bird density was greater (P < 0.05) on the light and medium cut plots than on the untreated plot. A cluster analysis of bird densities over plots and the 3-year study period indicated treatment effects were more important in determining bird community composition than weather effects.
ISSN:0022-541X
1937-2817
DOI:10.2307/3801907