DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2014.03.054
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84899127314
论文题名: Multiscale habitat selection by a forest-dwelling shorebird, the American woodcock: Implications for forest management in southern New England, USA
作者: Masse R.J. ; Tefft B.C. ; McWilliams S.R.
刊名: Forest Ecology and Management
ISSN: 0378-1127
出版年: 2014
卷: 325 起始页码: 37
结束页码: 48
语种: 英语
英文关键词: American woodcock
; Habitat selection
; New England
; Resource selection function
; Young forest
Scopus关键词: Animals
; Conservation
; Ecosystems
; Landforms
; American woodcock
; Habitat selection
; New England
; Resource selection function
; Young forest
; Forestry
; avifauna
; conservation management
; decision making
; forest management
; habitat management
; habitat selection
; land management
; population decline
; radiotelemetry
; resource selection
; sapling
; shrub
; wader
; wildlife management
; Animals
; Conservation
; Ecosystems
; Forestry
; New England
; Wood
; New England
; Rhode Island
; United States
英文摘要: Declines of young forest and associated populations of wildlife are major conservation concerns in the Northeast, USA. Active forest management is required to conserve declining populations of young forest wildlife and investigating habitat selection by target species can help inform management decision-making. The American woodcock (Scolopax minor) is a key indicator species of young forest whose populations have declined significantly since 1968. We investigated multiscale habitat selection by woodcock in Rhode Island, USA in order to characterize daytime habitat, and to predict state-wide relative probability of use by woodcock of forested land. We used radio-telemetry to monitor the daytime locations of woodcock at three state wildlife management areas from 23 May-25 August 2011 and 2012. Compared to random sites, woodcock selected younger forest where the biomass of preferred food (i.e., earthworms [Haplotaxida]) was 46-67% greater and the density of shrub and sapling stems was about two times greater. Most woodcock home ranges were <50. ha and usually comprised wetland forests and deciduous or mixed upland forests on flatter slopes that were closer to streams, agricultural openings, upland young forests, and moist soils. Using resource selection functions, we found that the majority of forested land in Rhode Island was in the low-moderate classes of relative use, but 92% of older second-growth upland forest in the state is located where woodcock habitat management would be beneficial for increasing relative use. We illustrate how land managers can use resource selection functions to compare expected responses of woodcock to alternative forest management scenarios and so maximize conservation benefits. © 2014 Elsevier B.V. Citation statistics:
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/65921
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作者单位: Department of Natural Resources Science, University of Rhode Island, 102 Coastal Institute in Kingston, Kingston, RI 02881, United States; Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Division of Fish and Wildlife, 277 Great Neck Road, West Kingston, RI 02892, United States
Recommended Citation:
Masse R.J.,Tefft B.C.,McWilliams S.R.. Multiscale habitat selection by a forest-dwelling shorebird, the American woodcock: Implications for forest management in southern New England, USA[J]. Forest Ecology and Management,2014-01-01,325