Territory selection by upland red-winged blackbirds in experimental restoration plots

Published source details Furey M.A. & Burhans D.E. (2006) Territory selection by upland red-winged blackbirds in experimental restoration plots. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology (formerly The Wilson Bulletin), 118, 391-398.
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This study is summarised as evidence for the following.

	Action	Category
	Restore or create forests Action Link
	Restore or create grasslands Action Link

Restore or create forests

A replicated, controlled study from March-May 2001-2 in two riparian oak forest sites in Missouri, USA (Furey & Burhans 2006), found that red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus territory area and density were similar between four blocks planted with oak seedlings and two control (unplanted) blocks (1,657-1,852 m²/territory and 0.6.territories/ha for planted blocks vs. 1,540 m² and 0.2). Differences between blocks seeded with redtop grass Agrostis gigantean and those not seeded are discussed in ‘Grassland restoration and creation’.
Restore or create grasslands

A replicated, controlled study from March-May 2001-2 in two riparian oak forest sites in Missouri, USA (Furey & Burhans 2006), found that red-winged blackbird territory area and density were similar between four blocks planted with oak seedlings and seeded with redtop grass Agrostis gigantean and those not seeded (1,657 m²/territory and 0.6 territories/ha for two seeded blocks vs. 1,852 and 0.6 for unseeded blocks). This study is discussed in more detail in ‘Restore or create forests’.