Author: Timothy P. Cullinan
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Category : Animal radio tracking
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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Winter and Spring Home Range and Habitat Use by Male Ruffed Grouse in Central New York
Author: Timothy P. Cullinan
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Category : Animal radio tracking
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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Category : Animal radio tracking
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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Transactions of the Northeast Section of the Wildlife Society
Author: Wildlife Society. Northeast Section
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Category : Game protection
Languages : en
Pages : 330
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Category : Game protection
Languages : en
Pages : 330
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Inventory and Monitoring of Wildlife Habitat
Author: Allen Cooperrider
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Category : Animal populations
Languages : en
Pages : 888
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Category : Animal populations
Languages : en
Pages : 888
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Ruffed Grouse
Author: Sally Atwater
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Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
More than 25 wildlife professionals provide in-depth information on every aspect of this popular game bird's life.
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Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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More than 25 wildlife professionals provide in-depth information on every aspect of this popular game bird's life.
Ruffed Grouse Habitat Use in Western North Carolina
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Category : Ruffed grouse
Languages : en
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Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) historically have been considered a bird of early successional habitats. Over the past 60 years, forests of the southern Appalachians have matured, as a result of reduced timber harvest. Because of pressure from special interest groups, the U.S. Forest Service no longer uses the clearcutting method of regeneration. Use of forest stands created by alternative silvicultural techniques by grouse is unknown. The primary objective of this study was to determine grouse use of various forest types and stand ages, including stands regenerated by shelterwood, 2-aged shelterwood, and group selection early after harvest. Eighty-five grouse were captured in Fall 1999 and Spring 2000 with interception and mirror traps with a trap success rate of 1.2 birds/100 trap nights. Mesic pole stands(11-39 years old) were preferred over mature stands (>40 years old) and sapling stands (>10 years old) for year-round habitat use. Males had an average annual home range of 43 ha (106ac) a fall-winter range of 51 ha (126ac), and a spring-summer range of 32 ha (79 ac). Females had an average annual home range 66 ha (163 ac), a fall-winter range of 64 ha (158 ac), and a spring-summer range of 46 ha (114 ac). Male grouse had an average day-use area of 1.5 ha (4 ac), while females typically stayed within 0.8 ha (2 ac). A spring drumming census suggested there were 2 birds/100 ha in 1999 and 4 birds/100 ha in 2000. Drumming logs were most often located on ridge tops in mature stands with a dense mid-story of mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) or flame azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum). Vegetation and topographic sampling suggested microsite selection did not affect trap success, however, traps located in edge habitat were more successful than traps in mature stands. The annual mortality rate was 62%. Ten mortalities were believed to be caused by avian predators, 18 by mammalian predators, 6 grouse were killed by hunters, and 9 by other causes. Management recommendations should prescribe timber harvests in mesic forest stands to benefit ruffed grouse. Cuts should be separated both in time and space and be positioned near mature oak-hickory and/or northern hardwood stands when possible. Cuts should be located on mid- to lower slopes to provide early successional habitat, while leaving selected ridge tops uncut to provide suitable drumming log habitat. Logging roads and openings should be planted in a clover and annual grass mixture to establish quality herbaceous openings used by grouse for winter feeding and spring/summer brood rearing.
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Category : Ruffed grouse
Languages : en
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Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) historically have been considered a bird of early successional habitats. Over the past 60 years, forests of the southern Appalachians have matured, as a result of reduced timber harvest. Because of pressure from special interest groups, the U.S. Forest Service no longer uses the clearcutting method of regeneration. Use of forest stands created by alternative silvicultural techniques by grouse is unknown. The primary objective of this study was to determine grouse use of various forest types and stand ages, including stands regenerated by shelterwood, 2-aged shelterwood, and group selection early after harvest. Eighty-five grouse were captured in Fall 1999 and Spring 2000 with interception and mirror traps with a trap success rate of 1.2 birds/100 trap nights. Mesic pole stands(11-39 years old) were preferred over mature stands (>40 years old) and sapling stands (>10 years old) for year-round habitat use. Males had an average annual home range of 43 ha (106ac) a fall-winter range of 51 ha (126ac), and a spring-summer range of 32 ha (79 ac). Females had an average annual home range 66 ha (163 ac), a fall-winter range of 64 ha (158 ac), and a spring-summer range of 46 ha (114 ac). Male grouse had an average day-use area of 1.5 ha (4 ac), while females typically stayed within 0.8 ha (2 ac). A spring drumming census suggested there were 2 birds/100 ha in 1999 and 4 birds/100 ha in 2000. Drumming logs were most often located on ridge tops in mature stands with a dense mid-story of mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) or flame azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum). Vegetation and topographic sampling suggested microsite selection did not affect trap success, however, traps located in edge habitat were more successful than traps in mature stands. The annual mortality rate was 62%. Ten mortalities were believed to be caused by avian predators, 18 by mammalian predators, 6 grouse were killed by hunters, and 9 by other causes. Management recommendations should prescribe timber harvests in mesic forest stands to benefit ruffed grouse. Cuts should be separated both in time and space and be positioned near mature oak-hickory and/or northern hardwood stands when possible. Cuts should be located on mid- to lower slopes to provide early successional habitat, while leaving selected ridge tops uncut to provide suitable drumming log habitat. Logging roads and openings should be planted in a clover and annual grass mixture to establish quality herbaceous openings used by grouse for winter feeding and spring/summer brood rearing.
Ecology Abstracts
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Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 484
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Coverage: 1982- current; updated: monthly. This database covers current ecology research across a wide range of disciplines, reflecting recent advances in light of growing evidence regarding global environmental change and destruction. Major ares of subject coverage include: Algae/lichens, Animals, Annelids, Aquatic ecosystems, Arachnids, Arid zones, Birds, Brackish water, Bryophytes/pteridophytes, Coastal ecosystems, Conifers, Conservation, Control, Crustaceans, Ecosyst em studies, Fungi, Grasses, Grasslands, High altitude environments, Human ecology, Insects, Legumes, Mammals, Management, Microorganisms, Molluscs, Nematodes, Paleo-ecology, Plants, Pollution studies, Reptiles, River basins, Soil, TAiga/tundra, Terrestrial ecosystems, Vertebrates, Wetlands, Woodlands.
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Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Coverage: 1982- current; updated: monthly. This database covers current ecology research across a wide range of disciplines, reflecting recent advances in light of growing evidence regarding global environmental change and destruction. Major ares of subject coverage include: Algae/lichens, Animals, Annelids, Aquatic ecosystems, Arachnids, Arid zones, Birds, Brackish water, Bryophytes/pteridophytes, Coastal ecosystems, Conifers, Conservation, Control, Crustaceans, Ecosyst em studies, Fungi, Grasses, Grasslands, High altitude environments, Human ecology, Insects, Legumes, Mammals, Management, Microorganisms, Molluscs, Nematodes, Paleo-ecology, Plants, Pollution studies, Reptiles, River basins, Soil, TAiga/tundra, Terrestrial ecosystems, Vertebrates, Wetlands, Woodlands.
Forestry Theses Accepted by Colleges and Universities in the United States
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Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 370
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Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 370
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Winter Food of Ruffed Grouse in New York
Author: Leon Hugh Kelso
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Category : Ruffed grouse
Languages : en
Pages : 482
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Category : Ruffed grouse
Languages : en
Pages : 482
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Forestry Theses Accepted by Colleges and Universities in the United States, July 1981-June 1990
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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Winter and Spring Shelter and Food Selection by Ruffed Grouse in Central New York
Author: James Ruhl Woehr
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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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