Bird Communities in the Coniferous Forest Biome

Snyder, Dana P.

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“…P-P = Ponderosa pine (Hering 1948(Hering , 1958(Hering , 1984Lawhead 1949;Dumas 1950;Thatcher 1952a;Beidleman 1960a;Toole & Chase 1981;Traynor 1983; Lyon, unpublished field notes). M-C = mixed-conifer (Dumas 1950;Snyder 1950;Thatcher 1952c;Grant 1965;Manuwal 1967bManuwal , 1967cManuwal , 1968Frissell 1973;Connor 1978;Thompson 1978;McClelland 1980 (Snyder 1950;Thatcher 1952b;Salt 1957;Kingery 1970;Davis 1976;Austin & Perry 1979;Pfister 1980;Raphael 1987b;Scott & Crouch 1988a;Hallock 1990). S-F = spruce-fir (Dumas 1950;Snyder 1950;Salt 1957 [2 sites];Webster 1967;Burr 1969aBurr , 1969bArchie & Hudson 1973;Davis 1976;Thompson 1978;Pfister 1980;Smith 1980;Taylor & Barmore 1980 Scott et al 1982;Poll 1984;Raphael 1987a;…”

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“…M-C = mixed-conifer (Dumas 1950;Snyder 1950;Thatcher 1952c;Grant 1965;Manuwal 1967bManuwal , 1967cManuwal , 1968Frissell 1973;Connor 1978;Thompson 1978;McClelland 1980 (Snyder 1950;Thatcher 1952b;Salt 1957;Kingery 1970;Davis 1976;Austin & Perry 1979;Pfister 1980;Raphael 1987b;Scott & Crouch 1988a;Hallock 1990). S-F = spruce-fir (Dumas 1950;Snyder 1950;Salt 1957 [2 sites];Webster 1967;Burr 1969aBurr , 1969bArchie & Hudson 1973;Davis 1976;Thompson 1978;Pfister 1980;Smith 1980;Taylor & Barmore 1980 Scott et al 1982;Poll 1984;Raphael 1987a;Finch & Reynolds 1988 [2 sites];Hallock 1989;Catt 1991;Keller & Anderson 1992;Lyon, unpublishedfield notes). C-H = cedar-hemlock (Peterson 1982;Gyug 1983a;Mitchell & Bratkovich 1992;Weller 1992…”

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Composition of Bird Communities Following Stand‐Replacement Fires in Northern Rocky Mountain (U.S.A.) Conifer Forests

Hutto

1995

Conservation Biology

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During the two breeding seasons immediately following the numerous and widespread fires of 1988, I estimated bird community composition in each of 34 burned‐forest sites in western Montana and northern Wyoming. I detected an average of 45 species per site and a total of 87 species in the sites combined. A comppilation of these data with bird‐count data from more than 200 additional studies conducted across 15 major vegetation cover types in the northern Rocky Mountain region showed that 15 bird species are generally more abundant in early post‐fire communities than in any other major cover type occurring in the northern Rockies. One bird species (Black‐backed Woodpecker, Picoides arcticus) seems to be nearly restricted in its habitat distribution to standing dead forests created by stand‐replacement fires. Bird communities in recently burned forests are different in composition from those that characterize other Rocky Mountain cover types (including early‐successional clearcuts) primarily because members of three feeding guilds are especially abundant therein: woodpeckers, flycatchers, and seedeaters. Standing, fire‐killed trees provided nest sites for nearly two‐thirds of 31 species that were found nesting in the burned sites. Broken‐top snags and standing dead aspens were used as nest sites for cavity‐nesting species significantly more often than expected on the basis of their relative abundance. Moreover, because nearly all of the broken‐top snags that were used were present before the fire, forest conditions prior to a fire (especially the presence of snags) may be important in determining the suitability of a site to cavity‐nesting birds after a fire. For bird species that were relatively abundant in or relatively restricted to burned forests, stand‐replacement fires may be necessary for long‐term maintenance of their populations. Unfortunately, the current fire policy of public land‐management agencies does not encourage maintenance of stand‐replacement fire regimes, which may be necessary for the creation of conditions needed by the most fire‐dependent bird species. In addition, salvage cutting may reduce the suitability of burned‐forest habitat for birds by removing the most important element—standing, fire‐killed trees–needed for feeding, nesting, or both by the majority of bird species that used burned forests. Composición de las comunidades de aves luego del reemplazo de rodales a cause de incendios forestales en bosques de coníferas de las montañas Rocosas del norte

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Section: Speciesbmentioning

confidence: 99%

Composition of Bird Communities Following Stand‐Replacement Fires in Northern Rocky Mountain (U.S.A.) Conifer Forests

Hutto

1995

Conservation Biology

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259

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“…The Climax Forest Kendeigh ( 1948) postulates that the birds of the coniferous forests of eastern North America fall into one community. Snyder ( 1950) notes that the birds of the climax coniferous forest in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado form a community that differs from the eastern coniferous bird community in species composition, zoogeo-graphical origin (Old World and New World respectively), and migratory status (western species mostly limited to vertical rather than latitudinal seasonal movements) .…”

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An Analysis of Bird Populations in Relation to Forest Succession in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario

Martin¹

1960

Ecology

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“…The coniferous forest biome in North America has been separated into the boreal forest and western forest biociations largely on the basis of differences in the composition, habits, and past history of the bird populations present (Snyder 1950), but the separation appears also of importance to mammals. The coniferous-deciduous forest ecotone is not a distinct community since it is characterized by a mixture of species from the coniferous forest and deciduous forest biociations.…”

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History and Evalution of Various Concepts of Plant and Animal Communities in North America

Kendeigh¹

1954

Ecology

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Bird Communities in the Coniferous Forest Biome

Cited by 19 publications

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Composition of Bird Communities Following Stand‐Replacement Fires in Northern Rocky Mountain (U.S.A.) Conifer Forests

Composition of Bird Communities Following Stand‐Replacement Fires in Northern Rocky Mountain (U.S.A.) Conifer Forests

An Analysis of Bird Populations in Relation to Forest Succession in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario

History and Evalution of Various Concepts of Plant and Animal Communities in North America

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