Arthropods of native and exotic vegetation and their association with willow flycatchers and Wilson's warblers

Linda S. DeLay; Deborah M. Finch; Sandra Brantley; Richard Fagerlund; Michael D. Means; Jeffrey F. Kelly

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Arthropods of native and exotic vegetation and their association with willow flycatchers and Wilson's warblers

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Linda S. DeLay, Deborah M. Finch, Sandra Brantley, Richard Fagerlund, Michael D. Means, Jeffrey F. Kelly

Year:

1999

Type:

Proceedings

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Finch, Deborah M.; Whitney, Jeffrey C.; Kelly, Jeffrey, F.; Loftin, Samuel R. Rio Grande ecosystems: linking land, water, and people: Toward a sustainable future for the Middle Rio Grande Basin. 1998 June 2-5; Albuquerque, NM. Proc. RMRS-P-7. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 216-221.

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Abstract

We compared abundance of migrating Willow Flycatchers and Wilson's Warblers to the abundance of arthropods in exotic and native vegetation at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. We trapped arthropods using glue-boards in 1996 and 1997 in the same cottonwood, saltcedar, and willow habitats where we mist-netted birds during spring and fall migration. There were fewer arthropods, particularly flies, in saltcedar. We have mixed evidence that Willow Flycatchers and Wilson's Warblers respond to variation in insect numbers. Wilson's Warblers appear to be more abundant in willow than in other vegetation types in response to the abundance of small flies.

Parent Publication

Rio Grande ecosystems: linking land, water, and people: Toward a sustainable future for the Middle Rio Grande Basin

Keywords

Rio Grande Basin, conservation, watershed, endangered species, sensitive species, restoration

Citation

DeLay, Linda S.; Finch, Deborah M.; Brantley, Sandra; Fagerlund, Richard; Means, Michael D.; Kelly, Jeffrey F. 1999. Arthropods of native and exotic vegetation and their association with willow flycatchers and Wilson's warblers. In: Finch, Deborah M.; Whitney, Jeffrey C.; Kelly, Jeffrey, F.; Loftin, Samuel R. Rio Grande ecosystems: linking land, water, and people: Toward a sustainable future for the Middle Rio Grande Basin. 1998 June 2-5; Albuquerque, NM. Proc. RMRS-P-7. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 216-221.