Determination of Habitat Requirements For Birds in Suburban Areas

Jack Ward Thomas; Richard DeGraaf; Joseph C. Mawson

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Determination of Habitat Requirements For Birds in Suburban Areas

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Jack Ward Thomas, Richard DeGraaf, Joseph C. Mawson

Year:

1977

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Res. Pap. NE-357. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 15p.

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Abstract

Songbird populations can be related to habitat components by a method that allows the simultaneous determination of habitat requirements for a variety of species . Through correlation and multiple-regression analyses, 10 bird species were studied in a suburban habitat, which was stratified according to human density. Variables used to account for bird distribution included aspects of vegetation, human activity, and structures.

Keywords

habitat, birds

Citation

Thomas, Jack Ward; DeGraaf, Richard M.; Mawson, Joseph C. 1977. Determination of Habitat Requirements For Birds in Suburban Areas. Res. Pap. NE-357. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 15p.