An explanation of patterns of breeding bird species richness and density following clearcutting in northeastern USA forests

We surveyed breeding birds for an average of 4 years on 23 primarily even-aged successional stands ranging from 2 to 120 years old to observe changes in species richness and density following clearcutting in central New York. An initial sharp increase in richness and density from post-cut years 2–6...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Forest ecology and management 2003-02, Vol.174 (1), p.541-564
Hauptverfasser:	Keller, J.K, Richmond, M.E, Smith, C.R
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Biological and medical sciences Clearcutting Density Forest management Forestry Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General forest ecology Generalities. Production, biomass. Quality of wood and forest products. General forest ecology Guilds Leaf area Modeling Neotropical forest birds Northern hardwoods Richness Succession Synecology Terrestrial ecosystems
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Zusammenfassung:	We surveyed breeding birds for an average of 4 years on 23 primarily even-aged successional stands ranging from 2 to 120 years old to observe changes in species richness and density following clearcutting in central New York. An initial sharp increase in richness and density from post-cut years 2–6 preceded a steep decline by year 25. Cubic functions best fit this ( P
ISSN:	0378-1127 1872-7042
DOI:	10.1016/S0378-1127(02)00074-9