Avian Response to Bottomland Hardwood Reforestation: The First 10 Years

• Published in: Restoration ecology Vol. 10; no. 4; pp. 645 - 655
• Main Authors: Twedt, Daniel J., Wilson, R. Randy, Henne-Kerr, Jackie L., Grosshuesch, David A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA, USA Blackwell Science Inc 01.12.2002; Blackwell
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Biological and medical sciences; birds; bottomland; colonization; Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife; density; Environmental degradation: ecosystems survey and restoration; forest; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; hardwood; Neotropical migrants; reforestation; restoration; Synecology; Terrestrial ecosystems; Louisiana; Mississippi; United States; North America; America; Community structure; Forests; Woody plant; Fagaceae; Survival; Salicaceae; Populus deltoides; Vertebrata; Faunal survey; Migratory; Quercus; Animal plant relation; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; Spermatophyta; Hardwood forest tree; Ecological recovery; Aves; Nest; Colonization; Population density; Species richness

Bottomland hardwood forests were planted on agricultural fields in Mississippi and Louisiana predominantly using either Quercus species (oaks) or Populus deltoides (eastern cottonwood). We assessed avian colonization of these reforested sites between 2 and 10 years after planting. Rapid vertical gro...