A Land Manager's Guide to Improving Habitat for Forest Thrushes
A Land Manager's Guide to Improving Habitat for Forest Thrushes
A Land Manager's Guide to Improving Habitat for Forest Thrushes
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A <strong>Land</strong> Manager’s <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>to</strong><br />
<strong>Improving</strong> <strong>Habitat</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Forest</strong> <strong>Thrushes</strong><br />
Kenneth V. Rosenberg, Ralph S. Hames, Ronald W. Rohrbaugh, Jr.,<br />
Sara Barker Swarthout, James D. Lowe, André A. Dhondt<br />
Contents<br />
Preface ................................ 2<br />
Summary ............................. 2<br />
Introduction ......................... 3<br />
Managing the Contemporary <strong>Forest</strong> ..................................................................................................................... 5<br />
What Is <strong>Forest</strong> Fragmentation? ....................................................................................................................... 5<br />
Birds in <strong>Forest</strong>ed <strong>Land</strong>scapes: A scientific approach <strong>to</strong> managing <strong>for</strong>est birds ................................................ 6<br />
General <strong>Guide</strong>lines: Key <strong>Forest</strong> Characteristics .................................................................................................... 7<br />
<strong>Forest</strong> Size and Isolation 7<br />
Edges ............................ 8<br />
Brood Parasitism and Nest Predation ............................................................................................................. 8<br />
<strong>Land</strong>scape Context ........ 9<br />
<strong>Forest</strong> Structure ........... 10<br />
Regional Management <strong>Guide</strong>lines <strong>for</strong> <strong>Thrushes</strong> ................................................................................................. 11<br />
Using These <strong>Guide</strong>lines ............................................................................................................................... 11<br />
Using Minimum-Area Tables ....................................................................................................................... 11<br />
East/Midwest <strong>Forest</strong> Region 12<br />
Management Summary ............................................................................................................................... 15<br />
Northern <strong>Forest</strong> Region ...... 16<br />
Management Summary ............................................................................................................................... 18<br />
Western <strong>Forest</strong> Region ....... 19<br />
Management Summary ............................................................................................................................... 21<br />
Biographies of <strong>Forest</strong> <strong>Thrushes</strong> ........................................................................................................................... 22<br />
Veery .......................... 22<br />
Swainson's Thrush ....... 23<br />
Hermit Thrush ............. 24<br />
Wood Thrush .............. 25<br />
Varied Thrush .............. 26<br />
Literature Cited .................. 27<br />
Varied Thrush by James Coe
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