Landscape Use by Hairy Woodpeckers in Managed Forests of Northwestern Washington

• Published in: The Journal of wildlife management Vol. 71; no. 8; pp. 2612 - 2623
• Main Authors: RIPPER, DANA, BEDNARZ, JAMES C, VARLAND, DANIEL E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK The Wildlife Society 01.11.2007; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: animal ecology; Bird nesting; Birds; cavity-nesting communities; cavity-species management; Foraging; forest ecosystems; Forest habitats; Forest management; Forest stands; forest types; forest-wildlife relations; Geographic Information System (GIS) analysis; Habitat conservation; habitat preferences; habitat use; Habitats; hairy woodpecker; home range use; landscape use; landscapes; managed forests; national forests; Nesting; nesting sites; Olympic games; Picoides; Picoides villosus; Population density; Research s; Studies; tree and stand measurements; tree cavities; Trees; Washington; Wildlife management; Woodpeckers; Washington; United States > US; Washington (state); USA, Washington, Olympic Peninsula

The hairy woodpecker (Picoides villosus) is a keystone species in forest ecosystems of Washington, USA, providing nesting and roosting cavities for many species of wildlife. Therefore, management practices that promote healthy populations of this bird will help to conserve cavity-nesting communities...