Avian use of early successional habitats: Are regenerating forests, utility right-of-ways and reclaimed surface mines the same?

Bulluck, Lesley P.; Buehler, David A.

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2006.08.337

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“…For example, we found that Chestnut-sided and Black-and-white Warblers were more abundant in silvicultural openings relative to managed wildlife openings, whereas Bulluck and Buehler (2006) found that these species were more abundant in reclaimed surface mines than silvicultural openings. We found that Indigo Buntings were more abundant in wildlife openings than silvicultural openings, which was similar to the findings of Bulluck and Buehler (2006) who found this species was less abundant in silvicultural openings than other early-successional habitats. In contrast, Fink et al (2006) found that Indigo Buntings were more abundant in silvicultural openings than cedar glades.…”

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confidence: 74%

“…Fink et al (2006) reported that there were pronounced differences between the habitat conditions and bird communities in naturally occurring cedar glades and silvicultural openings in Missouri. Similarly, Bulluck and Buehler (2006) reported differences in habitat and birds among powerline rights-of-way, revegetated strip mines, and silvicultural openings in Tennessee.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…Cedar glades in Missouri, which occur naturally in an arrested state of succession due to edaphic effects and fire, have more grasses and forbs but fewer woody stems than silvicultural openings (Thompson and DeGraaf, 2001;Fink et al, 2006). Similarly, Bulluck and Buehler (2006) found that cover of saplings was greater and cover of forbs was lower in silvicultural openings than powerline rightsof-way or surface mines, respectively.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In contrast, Fink et al (2006) found that Indigo Buntings were more abundant in silvicultural openings than cedar glades. Bulluck and Buehler (2006) included birds captured during the postfledging period, which contrasts with the nesting period (Pagen et al, 2000), and this might explain some of the differences. Alternatively, habitat selection is thought to vary geographically for some bird species (Collins, 1983), or in relationship to landscape conditions (Hagan et al, 1997;Chandler, 2006).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Oehler et al, 2006). A variety of practices are employed for this purpose, including timber harvest (Costello et al, 2000), mowing and lowintensity prescribed fire (Chandler, 2006); however, the extent to which the habitat conditions and bird communities that result from these practices differ is not well understood (Askins, 2001;Bulluck and Buehler, 2006). This is an important issue because the maintenance of scrub-shrub habitat expressly for wildlife through mowing or prescribed fire is expensive, whereas timber sales can generate revenue (Thompson and DeGraaf, 2001).…”

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The proliferation of energy rights‐of‐way (pipelines and powerlines; ROWs) in the central Appalachian region has prompted wildlife management agencies to consider ways to use these features to manage and conserve at‐risk songbird species. However, little empirical evidence exists regarding best management strategies to enhance habitat surrounding ROWs for the songbird community during stopover or breeding periods. We used a before–after–control–impact design to study cut‐back border (linear tree cuttings along abrupt forest edges) harvest width (15, 30, and 45 m wide into the forest), and harvest intensity (14 and 4.5 m2/ha basal area retention) prescriptions along ROWs and assessed their effects on mature forest and young forest songbird species and avian guilds (forest gap habitat, forest interior habitat, young forest habitat, and species of regional conservation priority) up to 2 years after treatment throughout West Virginia. Species richness during the spring stopover period initially decreased at the 1‐year post‐treatment period but returned to pre‐treatment levels by 2 years post‐treatment. Breeding season responses to cut‐back border treatments varied across harvest width, harvest intensity, and time, but all responses of focal species abundance and guild richness were neutral or positive. Cut‐back border harvest intensity had a stronger influence (i.e., more positive responses) than harvest width on breeding focal species abundances and guild richness. For harvest intensity, the more intense, 4.5 m2/ha retention treatment had a stronger influence (i.e., more positive responses) than the less intense, 14 m2/ha retention treatment. For harvest width, the narrowest treatment (15‐m wide) had the strongest influence (i.e., more positive responses) of all width treatments, followed by the widest (45‐m wide treatment) with the least influence from the 30‐m wide treatment. Abundances and richness increased from pre‐treatment to 2 years post‐treatment across all species and guilds that exhibited a response. These results suggest that cut‐back borders increase breeding season habitat suitability along ROWs for the mature forest and young forest songbird community as well as for species of regional conservation priority in the short‐term. These findings can aid the development of management guidelines for the forest songbird community along abrupt forest edges of man‐made habitat features in forest‐dominated landscapes.

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Targeted, single-species management and ecosystem-based management are generally considered disparate conservation approaches. In imperiled ecosystems, these approaches may be complementary, when habitat management for targeted at-risk species provides broad ecosystem benefits through an umbrella or surrogate species effect. In the northeastern United States, extensive management has been ongoing since 2011 to restore declining habitat for an at-risk shrubland habitat specialist, the New England cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis), with the goal that other shrubland-obligate wildlife will also benefit; yet, the efficacy of these efforts has not been evaluated. In this study, we assessed whether habitat management targeting New England cottontail provides conservation benefits for shrubland-obligate birds. Specifically, we (1) identified shrubland-obligate birds that are indicative of the microhabitat conditions and habitat types suitable for New England cottontails, and(2) determined microhabitat and patch-level influences on shrubland bird occupancy at sites occupied by or managed for New England cottontail.

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Avian use of early successional habitats: Are regenerating forests, utility right-of-ways and reclaimed surface mines the same?

Cited by 36 publications

References 29 publications

Habitat use and nest success of scrub-shrub birds in wildlife and silvicultural openings in western Massachusetts, USA

Habitat use and nest success of scrub-shrub birds in wildlife and silvicultural openings in western Massachusetts, USA

Habitat management for stopover and breeding songbird communities along rights‐of‐way in forest‐dominated landscapes

Can at‐risk species serve as effective conservation surrogates? Case study in northeasternUSshrublands

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