Establishment of a Viable Population of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers at the Savannah River Site. Annual Report, FY 1990 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Establishment of a Viable Population of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers at the Savannah River Site. Annual Report, FY 1990 write by . This book was released on 1990. Establishment of a Viable Population of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers at the Savannah River Site. Annual Report, FY 1990 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In 1985 the Southeastern Forest Experiment Station (SEFES) in cooperation with the Department of Energy, the Savannah River Forest Station (SRFS) and the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (SREL) initiated a research/management program to restore a viable population of red-cockaded woodpeckers (RCW) to the Savannah River Site (SRS). We managed to stabilize the population in the first couple of years through an intensive flying squirrel removal project as well as augmentation of female RCW's to the SRS population. We are now in the expansion phase of the project. In 1990 we have focused our efforts on: (1) developing a cavity excavation method and excavating cavities in suitable habitat; (2) flying squirrel control; (3) translocation of RCW's; (4) monitoring clan composition and reproduction; (5) identification of old-growth stands with the potential of providing new nesting habitat to support population expansion; and (6) surveying lands near SRS where RCW's were thought to exist. This report summarizes activities for FY 1990 and plans for FY 1991.
Establishment of a Viable Population of Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers at the Savannah River Site
Establishment of a Viable Population of Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers at the Savannah River Site - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Establishment of a Viable Population of Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers at the Savannah River Site write by . This book was released on 2002. Establishment of a Viable Population of Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers at the Savannah River Site available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Report on program's objective to restore viable population of Red-cockaded woodpecker at SRS. Several management strategies were used to promote population expansion of Red-cockaded woodpecker and reduction of interspecific competition with Red-Cockaded woodpecker.
Establishment of a Viable Population of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers at the Savannah River Site. Annual Report, FY1992
Establishment of a Viable Population of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers at the Savannah River Site. Annual Report, FY1992 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Establishment of a Viable Population of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers at the Savannah River Site. Annual Report, FY1992 write by . This book was released on 1992. Establishment of a Viable Population of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers at the Savannah River Site. Annual Report, FY1992 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Southeastern Forest Experiment Station (SEFES) began research on the red-cockaded woodpecker (RCW) on the Savannah River Site (SRS) in 1985 with the objective of restoring a viable population. This Project is conducted in cooperation with the Department of Energy, the Savannah River Forest Station (SRFS) and the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory. The program has consisted of two phases. The stabilization phase (1985--1987) focused on preventing the immediate extirpation of the RCW population. During this phase the number of breeding pairs of RCWs increased from one to three, and the total population increased from five to 14 birds. We are currently in the expansion phase (1987--present). To facilitate the population expansion of the RCW at SRS, SEFES and SRFS have implemented numerous research and management activities. These include: control of mid-story vegetation to improve habitat suitability, installation of artificial cavities for RCWS, translocations of RCWs within the SRS and from other populations, maintenance of cavities by installing metal restrictors to discourage cavity competition, and generic research to ascertain the degree of relatedness between individuals and populations.
Red-cockaded Woodpecker Research and Management at the Savannah River Site
Red-cockaded Woodpecker Research and Management at the Savannah River Site - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Red-cockaded Woodpecker Research and Management at the Savannah River Site write by . This book was released on 1994. Red-cockaded Woodpecker Research and Management at the Savannah River Site available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Red-cockaded Woodpecker - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Red-cockaded Woodpecker write by Ralph Costa. This book was released on 2004. Red-cockaded Woodpecker available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Populations of the red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) have experienced massive declines since European colonization of North America. This is due to extensive habitat loss and alteration. Logging of old-growth pine forests and alteration of the fire regime throughout the historic range of the species were the primary causes of population decline. Listing of the red-cockaded woodpecker under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, and increased emphasis on management of non-game species have resulted in efforts to recover remnant populations of the red-cockaded woodpecker in many parts of its historic range. Due to extensive research and adaptive management initiatives much is now known about the elements required for both short- and long-term management of viable populations of red-cockaded woodpeckers. A short-term strategy is crucial because currently available habitat, in nearly all populations, is poor in 1 or more critical respects. Consequently, almost all populations require immediate attention in the short term, to insure suitable midstory and understory conditions, adequate availability of suitable cavities, and restoration of demographic viability through improvements in number and distribution of breeding groups. Management techniques including artificial cavities, cavity entrance restrictors, translocation of birds, prescribed fire, and mechanical and chemical control of woody vegetation are available to achieve these needs. In the long term, cost-effective management of red-cockaded woodpecker populations requires a timber management program and prescribed fire regime that will produce and maintain the stand structure characteristic of high quality nesting and foraging habitat, so that additional intensive management specific to the woodpeckers is no longer necessary. Timber management that achieves this goal and still allows substantial timber harvest is feasible. The implementation of a red-cockaded woodpecker management strategy, as outlined above, represents appropriate ecosystem management in the fire-maintained pine ecosystems of the southeastern United States and will ultimately benefit a great number of additional species of plants and animals adapted to this ecosystem.
