Woodpecker abundance and habitat use in mature balsam fir forests in Newfoundland
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Reducing the availability of mature balsam fir forests will lead to a decline in woodpecker numbers in western Newfoundland. It seems that forest managers should concentrate on landscape and stand features that have an influence on woodpecker populations and distribution.
Publication Name: The Journal of Wildlife Management
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0022-541X
Year: 2000
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Breeding bird assemblages inhabiting riparian buffer strips in Newfoundland, Canada
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Research comparing the use of undisturbed shorelines and 20 mt to 50 mt-wide riparian buffer strips by breeding birds living in balsam fir forests on the island of Newfoundland, Canada, found no differences between individual species, guild or overall bird counts in lake and stream shorelines for either control or buffer strip transects. There was an unexpected general rarity of riparian birds in riparian habitat. Many riparian species seem to limit their activities to riparian vegetation, and it is not likely that their populations can be boosted by increasing buffer strip widths.
Publication Name: The Journal of Wildlife Management
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0022-541X
Year: 1999
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Breeding bird assemblages inhabiting riparian buffer strips in Newfoundland, Canada
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Breeding bird assemblages in undisturbed shoreline habitats were compared with those in riparian buffer strips in balsam fir forests on insular Newfoundland, Canada, to measure the extent of buffer strip usage by wildlife. These riparian zones of standing trees are left during clearcutting throughout most of the boreal forest in North America. Results showed that bird population density is greater along buffer strips than in undisturbed shorelines due to more ubiquitous species and species associated with clearcut edge habitats.
Publication Name: The Journal of Wildlife Management
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0022-541X
Year: 1999
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