Multiresource Inventories: Techniques for Evaluating Nongame Bird Habitat

Raymond M. Sheffield

doi:10.2737/SE-RP-218

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Multiresource Inventories: Techniques for Evaluating Nongame Bird Habitat

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Authors:

Raymond M. Sheffield

Year:

1981

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/SE-RP-218

Source:

Res. Pap. SE-218. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 32 p.

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Abstract

Procedures for evaluating the suitability of forest lands for the breeding habitat of individual nongame bird species and entire avian communities are presented. A multiresource inventory of South Carolina's forest resources, conducted by Renewable Resources Evaluation (formerly Forest Survey), provides the necessary habitat data. Nine nongame bird species, representative ofa broad range of habitat types, are selected as examples for evaluation. Habitat descriptions for these species were obtained from the literature and the screening criteria were formulated. The resulting estimates of habitat extent, condition, and distribution are presented.

Keywords

Wildlife habitat evaluation, habitat parameters, multiple use

Citation

Sheffield, Raymond M. 1981. Multiresource Inventories: Techniques for Evaluating Nongame Bird Habitat. Res. Pap. SE-218. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 32 p.