Providing open forest structural characteristics for high conservation priority wildlife species in southeastern U.S. pine plantations

Greene, Rachel E.; Iglay, Raymond B.; Evans, Kristine O.

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2019.117594

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“…and site index. Bird communities requiring early successional vegetative structure tend to exhibit increasing species richness and abundance in managed pine stands from about 1-2 years to 5-8 years, then decline as canopy closure ensues [26,29,32,34,37,47,[54][55][56][57][58][59]]. An exception is the Swainson's warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii, Audubon, 1834), a species of high conservation concern, which makes use of the high foliage density often present in young, closed-canopy pine stands prior to pre-commercial thinning [60][61][62][63][64].…”

Section: Birds In Managed Pine Landscapes At Early Successional Stagesmentioning

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“…Effects of forest thinning may also be influenced by factors linked to original planting density and/or row spacing. Row-spacing influences bird communities within the first years after establishment [26,32,33], and simulation analysis shows that initial planting density is a primary driver of open canopy conditions and associated species (e.g., gopher tortoise (Gopherus Polyphemus, Daudin, 1801)) throughout a forest rotation [59]. However, information regarding effects of initial planting density following forest thinning is limited.…”

Section: Effects Of Intermediate Forest Management On Bird Communitiesmentioning

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Systematic Review of Bird Response to Privately-Owned, Managed Pine Stands in the Southeastern U.S.

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The southeastern U.S. is widely known as a bastion of privately-owned, managed pine (Pinus spp.) forests, comprised primarily of native pine species. The region supports high levels of biodiversity, but also a multi-billion-dollar forest products economy critical to socioeconomic stability of rural areas. We conducted a systematic review of studies focused exclusively on avifaunal associations within privately-owned, managed pine landscapes in the southeastern U.S. We used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis framework to examine all available studies that evaluated aspects of avian diversity, abundance, and community composition across a suite of forest types, stand ages, and forest management practices within southeastern managed pine systems in the last 70 years. We screened 160 records through primary database searches, and 1696 secondary records from supplemental searches and other sources, and identified 103 relevant articles for inclusion. As expected, although there is no single forest management practice that best provides for avian communities, we found practices that: (1) involve prudent site preparation; (2) promote forest thinning and intermediate management practices; (3) provide non-pine vegetative cover; (4) supply fine- and meso-filter resources such as retained snags and coarse woody debris; and (5) promote heterogeneity in cover types, largely enhanced value of southeastern managed pine systems to avian communities. Overall, it appears that avian communities can be best maintained by providing a diverse mosaic of forest conditions in managed pine landscapes. Key research gaps include improving understanding avian population demographics, such as survival, reproduction, and dispersal.

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Section: Birds In Managed Pine Landscapes At Early Successional Stagesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Effects Of Intermediate Forest Management On Bird Communitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Systematic Review of Bird Response to Privately-Owned, Managed Pine Stands in the Southeastern U.S.

Evans

Larsen-Gray

Miller

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Forests

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Multiple facets of avian diversity in pine forests along an urban-agricultural gradient

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2022

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Occurrence of declining bird species on privately owned longleaf pine restoration sites

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Gulsby

Gitzen

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Forest Ecology and Management

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Providing open forest structural characteristics for high conservation priority wildlife species in southeastern U.S. pine plantations

Cited by 9 publications

References 106 publications

Systematic Review of Bird Response to Privately-Owned, Managed Pine Stands in the Southeastern U.S.

Systematic Review of Bird Response to Privately-Owned, Managed Pine Stands in the Southeastern U.S.

Multiple facets of avian diversity in pine forests along an urban-agricultural gradient

Occurrence of declining bird species on privately owned longleaf pine restoration sites

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