Red-cockaded woodpecker colony status and trends on the Angelina, Davy Crockett and Sabine national forests

Richard N. Conner; Craig Rudolph

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Red-cockaded woodpecker colony status and trends on the Angelina, Davy Crockett and Sabine national forests

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Richard N. Conner, Craig Rudolph

Year:

1989

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Res. Pap. SO-250. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 15 p.

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Abstract

Abundant hardwood midstory, colony isolation, and habitat fragmentation are believed to be the causes for severe population declines of red-cockaded woodpeckers on three national forests in eastern Texas.

Keywords

colony isolation, habitat fragmentation, hardwood midstory, population decline, shelterwood cutting

Citation

Conner, Richard N.; Rudolph, D. Craig. 1989. Red-cockaded woodpecker colony status and trends on the Angelina, Davy Crockett and Sabine national forests. Res. Pap. SO-250. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 15 p.