The influence of wildfire, logging and residual tree density on bird communities in the northern Rocky Mountains

• Published in: Forest ecology and management Vol. 231; no. 1; pp. 1 - 17
• Main Authors: Stuart-Smith, A. Kari, Hayes, John P., Schieck, Jim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.08.2006; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Aves; Biological and medical sciences; Biological legacies; Bird community; Disturbance; Fire; Forest harvesting and working in forest; Forest management; Forest management. Stand types and stand dynamics. Silvicultural treatments. Tending of stands. Natural regeneration; Forestry; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Residual trees; Rocky Mountains; Synecology; Terrestrial ecosystems; Canada; Rocky Mountains; North America; America; Rocky Mountains; Bird community; Disturbance; Fire; Biological legacies; Forest management; Residual trees; Forests; Biodiversity; Mountain; Understory; Gymnospermae; Tree; Aves; Age; Species richness; Forest logging; Perturbation; Picea engelmannii; Rare species; Vertebrata; Abies lasiocarpa; Animal community; Strategy; Spermatophyta; Coniferales; Vegetation fire

By emulating natural disturbances like wildfire, managers hope to maintain biodiversity in managed forests. Leaving residual live trees in harvested areas is an important component of this strategy. However, the influence of this approach on songbird communities is largely unknown. We surveyed songb...