Effects of timber harvests on invertebrate biomass and avian nest success

Jeffrey P. Duguay; Petra Bohall Wood; Gary Miller

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Effects of timber harvests on invertebrate biomass and avian nest success

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Jeffrey P. Duguay, Petra Bohall Wood, Gary Miller

Year:

2000

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Wildlife Society Bulletin. 28(4): 1123-1131.

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Abstract

Concerns over declining songbird populations have led to investigations of effects of various timber management practices on breeding songbirds. We assessed the influence of 2 types of practices, two-age and clearcutting, on invertebrate biomass and avian daily nest survival in the Monongahela National Forest of West Virginia during summers of 1995 and 1996. We also examined relationships between invertebrate biomass, avian daily nest survival, and wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) nestling growth rates.

Keywords

insect biomass, nest predation, nest survival, silviculture, timber management

Citation

Duguay, Jeffrey P.; Wood, Petra Bohall; Miller, Gary W. 2000. Effects of timber harvests on invertebrate biomass and avian nest success. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 28(4): 1123-1131.