Bird counts of burned versus unburned big sagebrush sites

Bruce L. Welch

doi:10.2737/RMRS-RN-16

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Bird counts of burned versus unburned big sagebrush sites

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Authors:

Bruce L. Welch

Year:

2002

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/RMRS-RN-16

Source:

Res. Note RMRS-RN-16. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 8 p

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Abstract

Burned-over big sagebrush sites dominated by perennial grasses supported fewer species of birds and fewer total number of birds than sites of unburned big sagebrush sites.

Keywords

fire effects, neotropical migrants, Artemisia tridentata

Citation

Welch, Bruce L. 2002. Bird counts of burned versus unburned big sagebrush sites. Res. Note RMRS-RN-16. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 8 p