Chapter 5: A survey of current breeding habitats

Mark K. Sogge; Robert M. Marshall

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Chapter 5: A survey of current breeding habitats

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Mark K. Sogge, Robert M. Marshall

Year:

2000

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Finch, Deborah M.; Stoleson, Scott H., eds. Status, ecology, and conservation of the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-60. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 43-56.

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Abstract

The distribution and abundance of a species across a landscape depends, in part, on the distribution and abundance of appropriate habitat. If basic resource needs such as food, water, and cover are not present, then that species is excluded from the area. Scarcity of appropriate habitat is generally the key reason for the status of most rare and endangered species. An understanding of an endangered species’ habitat characteristics is crucial to effective management, conservation and recovery.

Parent Publication

Status, ecology, and conservation of the southwestern willow flycatcher

Keywords

southwestern willow flycatcher, endangered species, riparian, Southwest, exotic woody plants, rivers, recovery, habitat restoration, Neotropical migratory bird, brown-headed cowbird

Citation

Sogge, Mark K.; Marshall, Robert M. 2000. Chapter 5: A survey of current breeding habitats. In: Finch, Deborah M.; Stoleson, Scott H., eds. Status, ecology, and conservation of the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-60. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 43-56.