Bird Communities After Blowdown in a Late-Successional Great Lakes Spruce-Fir Forest

Burris, John M.; Haney, Alan

doi:10.1676/04-104.1

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“…Songbird species composition is closely related to habitat structure [51,52]. Our study echoes this as songbirds observed were closely related to known habitat preferences with habitat generalist species using the areas directly under the bridges.…”

Section: Songbirdssupporting

confidence: 76%

“…Songbird communities vary among successional stages and forest types, and a diversity of landscapes maintains songbird diversity. Community changes of songbirds similar to those under the bridge have been documented for many types of natural and anthropogenic disturbances includeing: fire, blow downs, timber harvests, mowing, agricul-ture, residential development, and urbanization [51,[54][55][56][57].…”

Section: Songbirdsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Riparian and Riverine Wildlife Response to a Newly Created Bridge Crossing

Vance¹,

Angus²,

Anderson³

2012

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Construction of man-made objects such as roads and bridges can influence wildlife presence and abundance. We investtigated waterbirds, songbirds, anurans, turtles, small mammals, and furbearers along the Ohio River, WV, at a new bridge crossing, a 45-year old bridge, and 1 or 2 islands with no bridge and at 3 distances from the bridge or center point at each site (0 m,100 m, and300 m). We sampled 19 waterbird, 60 songbird, 7 anuran, 5 turtle, 9 small mammal, and 4 furbearer species. Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) abundances were greater at the site with no bridge. Songbird composition differed among sites and between transects under and away from the bridge with higher abundances or association of rock pigeon (Columba livia) and cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) under the bridges and lower abundances ofCarolinawren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) and common yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) under the bridges. Total small mammal abundance, diversity, and richness were lower under the new bridge compared to other sites and distances. We conclude that overall the new bridge is causing minimal relative abundance impacts to wildlife. However, great blue heron abundance may be altered due to noise and activity from the presence of the bridge and minor short-term impacts to some songbirds and small mammals directly under the bridge in the form of habitat conversion, fragmentation, and loss due to removal of vegetation is apparent.

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Section: Songbirdssupporting

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Section: Songbirdsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Riparian and Riverine Wildlife Response to a Newly Created Bridge Crossing

Vance¹,

Angus²,

Anderson³

2012

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“…There is, however, little disagreement that composition and structure in the southern boreal forest, where our study was conducted, reflect disturbance largely by fire, insect outbreaks, logging, and wind (Van Wagner and Methven, 1978;Bonan and Shugart, 1989;Bergeron, 1991;Heinselman, 1996;Drapeau et al, 2000;Burris and Haney, 2005). Although fire and spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana Clemens) are the most prevalent natural disturbances in this region (Heinselman, 1996), large-scale wind events alter forest structure and composition at average return intervals of 1000 years or more (Frelich and Reich, 1996;Larson and Waldron, 2000;Schulte and Mladenoff, 2005).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%