Bird-habitat relationships in riparian communities of southeastern Wyoming

Abstract

Bird-habitat relationships along a riparian gradient in southeastern Wyoming were examined from 1982 to 1984. Breeding birds were spot-mapped on ten study grids established over an elevational cline of 933 m. Habitat analyses indicated significant trends of decreasing vegetational complexity from low to high elevations, with declines in number of habitat layers, and increased dominance of shrub willow. To evaluate avian responses to these changes in habitat structure, I used three analytical approaches.

Citation

Finch, Deborah M. 1987. Bird-habitat relationships in riparian communities of southeastern Wyoming. Laramie, WY: University of Wyoming, Department of Zoology and Physiology. p. 162. Dissertation.