Breeding bird response to greentree reservoir management
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Published source details
Christman S.P. (1984) Breeding bird response to greentree reservoir management. Journal of Wildlife Management, 48, 1164-1172.
Published source details Christman S.P. (1984) Breeding bird response to greentree reservoir management. Journal of Wildlife Management, 48, 1164-1172.
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This study is summarised as evidence for the following.
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Use greentree reservoir management
In eastern Arkansas, USA, a site comparison study found significant differences in relative abundances of 12 of 28 non-gamebird species between a greentree site and an adjacent control area (Christman 1984). Singing birds were surveyed in the 1980-1981 breeding seasons. Greentree reservoir management reduced understory vegetation and bird species that are primarily understory foragers were absent or at lower frequencies, and nesting opportunities for ground- or understorey- nesting species were reduced, compared to the control. Canopy-foraging species were not affected. There were overall fewer breeding species and bird abundance was lower at the greentree reservoir site.
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