Effects of thinning and herbicide treatments on nestsite selection by songbirds in young managed forests
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Published source details
Easton W.E. & Martin K. (2002) Effects of thinning and herbicide treatments on nestsite selection by songbirds in young managed forests. The Auk, 119, 685-694.
Published source details Easton W.E. & Martin K. (2002) Effects of thinning and herbicide treatments on nestsite selection by songbirds in young managed forests. The Auk, 119, 685-694.
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This study is summarised as evidence for the following.
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Apply herbicide to mid- and understorey vegetation Action Link |
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Manually control or remove midstorey and ground-level vegetation (including mowing, chaining, cutting etc) in forests Action Link |
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Apply herbicide to mid- and understorey vegetation
A replicated, randomised, controlled study from 1992-1995 in nine 11-22 year old regenerating coniferous plantations (22-47 ha) in British Columbia, Canada (Easton & Martin 2002), found that bird nesting density and success was lower in areas with manual control of vegetation and herbicide application, compared to control areas (45 nests and 12% success in treatment areas vs. 79 nests and 18% success in controls). Overall, density and success increased with increasing area of deciduous vegetation remnants. Three years after treatment removed 90-96% of deciduous vegetation, experimental areas still had few deciduous trees, compared to controls.
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Manually control or remove midstorey and ground-level vegetation (including mowing, chaining, cutting etc) in forests
A replicated, randomised, controlled study from 1992-1995 in nine 11-22 year old regenerating coniferous plantations (22-47 ha) in British Columbia, Canada (Easton & Martin 2002), found that bird nesting density was lower, but success higher, in areas where deciduous trees and saplings were cut, compared to controls (40 nests and 28% success in treatment areas vs. 79 nests and 18% success in controls). Overall, density and success increased with increasing area of deciduous vegetation remnants. Three years after treatment removed 90-96% of deciduous vegetation, experimental areas had similar numbers of deciduous trees to controls. The effect also applying herbicide to the deciduous stumps is discussed in ‘Apply herbicide to mid- and understorey vegetation’.
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