Do Forest-dwelling Bird Communities Care about Stream and Floodplain Geomorphology?

Proceedings of the 2001 Georgia Water Resources Conference, April 26 and 27, 2001, Athens, Georgia.The objective of this project is to determine the habitat requirements of bottomland forest-dwelling bird communities, specifically neotropical migrants, whose populations are declining nationwide. The primary goal is to determine if stream and floodplain geomorphology characteristics are useful predictors of habitat requirements for these birds. Our preliminary results show that clearcuts support equally abundant bird communities as interior forests, including species considered "area sensitive", such as Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) and Louisiana Waterthrush (Seiurus motacilla).Sponsored and Organized by: U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Conservation Service, The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of TechnologyThis book was published by the Institute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-2202. The views and statements advanced in this publication are solely those of the authors and do not represent official views or policies of The University of Georgia, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Georgia Water Research Institute as authorized by the Water Resources Research Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-397) or the other conference sponsors