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This study enhanced the existing effort to increase the sample size, improve the representation of various combinations of fire intensity and post-fire restoration treatments, include invertebrate sampling, and extend sampling to span a total of three years post fire. The results of the study will aid in the challenge retaining and restoring on-site biodiversity and determining how to manage future burned areas to enhance habitat and population recovery. The study also provides a baseline of information on the status of birds, small mammals, and ground-dwelling invertebrates in the burn area that can be used as a point of reference for future monitoring efforts in the area.
Completed
2008
2011
2011
$207,081
Pat Manley (pmanley@fs.fed.us)
10/27/2017
10/27/2017
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04.01.01.0080 - P036: Nest Site Selection and Influence of Woodpeckers on Recovery in a Burned Forest of the Sierra Nevada
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$207,081
$207,081
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| Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (Pacific Southwest Research Station) (USFS - PSW) | $207,081 | $207,081 | $0 |
| Grand Total | $207,081 | $207,081 | $0 |
Reported Expenditures
Reported Expenditures
| Total | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | |
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| Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (Pacifi... | $207,081 | $51,771 | $51,770 | $51,770 | $51,770 |
| Grand Total | $207,081 | $51,771 | $51,770 | $51,770 | $51,770 |
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The restoration of biological diversity following a wildfire requires maintaining as much of the remaining on-site biological diversity as possible, retaining or maximizing connectivity between unburned and burned forested areas so that species pools are available to repopulate burned areas as vegetation recovers, and treating sites such that habitat recovery occurs as quickly as possible.
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Notes
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| 10/27/2017 12:50 PM | Matt Driscoll | Match Funding: $ 89,000 | ||
| 07/25/2017 9:19 PM | Kiara Cuerpo-Hadsall | Objectives: • To determine what habitat characteristics have the greatest influence on nest site selection by each of three primary cavity excavators. • To determine the relative influence of the three primary cavity excavators on bird and small mammal community recovery. |
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| 07/25/2017 9:19 PM | Kiara Cuerpo-Hadsall | Findings: • A total of 169 nests were found for focal species in 2009 and 2010 combined. In 2009, 15 Black-backed woodpecker nests, 37 Hairy woodpecker nests, and 20 White-headed woodpecker nests were found. In 2010, 24 Black-backed woodpecker nests, 41 Hairy woodpecker nests, and 26 White-headed woodpecker nests were found. • Eleven detections of secondary cavity use occurred between March and August, 2010. Eighty-one percent of cavities monitored had some secondary cavity use detected. A total of 53 detections were observed at all nests, of which 70% were birds and 30% were small mammals. Nine species of secondary cavity users were detected. Western bluebirds (Sialia mexicana) and chipmunks (Tamias species) were detected at the most nests overall. • All three woodpeckers created cavities that were used by both birds and small mammals. Cavities created by both White-headed woodpeckers and Black-backed woodpeckers were utilized by six species. Hairy woodpecker nests had the lowest secondary cavity user diversity, with only 4 species utilizing these cavities. *** See www.fs.fed.us/PSW/partnerships/tahoescience for additional findings. |
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| 07/25/2017 9:15 PM | Kiara Cuerpo-Hadsall | Management Implications: Woodpeckers play an important role in post-fire habitats by rapidly colonizing these areas and creating cavities that are used by many other species that rely upon them for nesting, denning, roosting, and resting. Woodpeckers select habitat based on excavation ability and foraging preferences, resulting in differences in selection between species. These differences result in differential use by secondary cavity users, with some species of woodpecker influencing recovery more strongly than others. Because woodpeckers may act as keystone species, factors that influence nest site selection for woodpeckers may influence the structure and composition of cavity- dependent communities. Understanding the relationships between woodpeckers, cavity- dependent communities, and habitat is crucial for forest management and conservation. |
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| 07/25/2017 9:15 PM | Kiara Cuerpo-Hadsall | Publications: Tarbill, G. L. 2010. Nest site selection and influence of woodpeckers on recovery in a burned forest of the Sierra Nevada (Doctoral dissertation, Master’s Thesis, California State University, Sacramento). |