Influence of Fire and Logging on Nonbreeding Bird Communities of Ponderosa Pine Forests
Blake JG. 1982. Influence of Fire and Logging on Nonbreeding Bird Communities of Ponderosa Pine Forests. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 46(2):404-415
Nonbreeding bird communities were censused on burned and unburned study plots in ponderosa pine (_Pinus ponderosa_) habitat of Prescott National Forest, Yavapai County, Arizona. Logging had occurred on 2 burned and 2 unburned plots. Forty-nine species of birds were recorded during fall, winter, and spring. Twenty-eight speices were recorded on burned, and 38 species on unburned plots. During all seasons, more species were restricted to unburned study plots; more species on unburned sites occurred on only 1 site. Species composition on different areas was related to foraging substrate availability and to season. Habitat alterations caused by fire and by logging appeared to have a similar influence on many components of avian communities. Patterns observed during nonbreeding seasons paralleled, in many instances, response of breeding season communities to similar habitat changes.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Blake, John
- Units
- SODN
- Keywords
- bird communities, Logging, Ponderosa Pine