Conceptual Ecological Model for Management of Breeding Shrubland Birds in the Mid-Atlantic Region |
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| National Park Service Staff, |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4912-3010-7 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.99 |
Book Description:
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While grassland birds have become the focus of increased conservation activities, the status ofbirds occupying shrubland habitats has received relatively little attention (Hunter et al. 2001).Yet, in eastern North America, shrubland birds exhibited consistent population declines duringthe past 40 years, based on data from the North American Breeding Bird Survey (Pardieck andSauer 2001). These population declines primarily reflect large-scale changes in land use patternsduring the...
More DescriptionWhile grassland birds have become the focus of increased conservation activities, the status ofbirds occupying shrubland habitats has received relatively little attention (Hunter et al. 2001).Yet, in eastern North America, shrubland birds exhibited consistent population declines duringthe past 40 years, based on data from the North American Breeding Bird Survey (Pardieck andSauer 2001). These population declines primarily reflect large-scale changes in land use patternsduring the previous century (Lorimer 2001). Large areas of marginal farmland were abandonedand underwent secondary succession during the first half of the twentieth century, producingabundant successional habitats favored by shrubland birds.