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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Bottomland hardwood forests"”.
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Habitat Relationships of Breeding Birds in Bottomland Hardwood Forests of the Altamaha River, Georgia
Bottomland hardwood forests (bottomlands) dominate most of the river floodplains and lowlands of the southeastern United States. These vanishing and often degraded forests provide habitat for at least seventy species of breeding birds. However, little is known about habitat associations of breeding …
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ECOLOGY OF THE SWAMP RABBIT AND EASTERN COTTONTAIL IN BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD FORESTS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
… Habitat loss and fragmentation, particularly of bottomland hardwood (BLH) forest, have left swamp rabbit populations patchily distributed along major rivers in the southern portion of the state. In addition, the decline of early-successional upland habitats due to changes in farming techniques …
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AVIAN COMMUNITIES MONITORED ALONG A SUCCESSIONAL CHRONOSEQUENCE IN BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD FORESTS IN THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI ALLUVIAL VALLEY
<p>Bottomland hardwood forests in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley have been extensively reduced due to agriculture conversion and altered hydrology. Remnant forests have undergone further degradation from sources such as a lack of forest management, invasive species, and reduced regeneration …
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Population Ecology and Foraging Behavior of Breeding Birds in Bottomland Hardwood Forests of the Lower Roanoke River
… I studied nest survival of breeding birds in bottomland hardwood forests of the lower Roanoke River, North Carolina. Nesting success was monitored in two forest width classes: narrow bands of levee forest that were dominated by two edge types, and wide, continuous levee forest stands that have …
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The Regeneration Niche in Bottomland Hardwood Forests: Tree and Herbaceous Communities Along Interacting Gradients of Flood and Light in East Texas Floodplains
… document characterizes environmental niches of bottomland hardwood (BLH) plant species, focusing on how gradients in light availability and flooding shape understory composition and exploring a potential trade-off between shade and flood tolerance. Field surveys demonstrated that small canopy …
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The effect of habitat change on nutrient removal in the Atchafalaya River Basin, Louisiana
… are transitioning to baldcypress swamps and bottomland hardwood forests. These habitats differ in their available nutrient reservoirs and the rates at which they transform and store nutrients. This dissertation investigated the major retention and removal mechanisms for carbon, nitrogen, and …
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Mapping Ancient Baldcypress Forests for Conservation at Black River, North Carolina
<p>A few ancient baldcypress-bottomland hardwood forests survive across the southeastern United States in a mosaic of remnant old-growth stands left untouched by extensive logging during the early 20th century. Uncut stands in the Southeast that survived centuries of disturbance following European …
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CHALLENGES TO ESTABLISHING OAKS AND PECAN IN BOTTOMLAND FORESTS IN THE POST OAK SAVANNAH AND BLACKLAND PRAIRIE
<p>Removal and degradation of bottomland hardwood forests (BLHW) in the southern United States has been extensive over the past 200 years. Large mast-production is crucial to the survival of some high-priority wildlife. A two-year study monitored survival and growth of planted seedlings receiving …
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Spatial Patterns and Multi-Scale Habitat Selection of the Mudsnake (Farancia Abacura) at the Northern Limits of Its Range
… to their abundance but showed a preference for bottomland hardwood forests and large marshes at the home range level. These results may have important implications for the management of wetlands within the species' range. Future research on the species' nesting behavior and hibernacula selection …
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Quantifying bottomland hardwood forest and agricultural grassland evapotranspiration in floodplain reaches of a mid Missouri stream
Bottomland hardwood forests (BHF) play an important role in floodplain dynamics, particularly along urban streams where flood mitigation is critical to protecting human life and property. Enhanced evapotranspiration (ET) of riparian floodplain forests could help reduce flooding through drying of …
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Spring Landbird Migration along the Northern Coast of the Gulf of Mexico: Multi-Scaled Investigation of Stopover Ecology Within an Urbanized Landscape
… development adjacent to fragile chenier plains, bottomland hardwood forests, and coastal marshes. I analyzed archived radar data for spring migratory periods over four )'ears at five of these stations. Reflectivity, a measure of returned radio energy from objects in a sampled volume of airspace …
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Chinese Tallow Long-Term Impact on Stand Dynamics in a Bottomland Hardwood Forest Following Vegetation Management
… invasive tree known to have negative impacts on bottomland hardwood forests. Chinese tallow is proficient in reproducing and surviving in bottomland hardwood forests because it is more flood and shade tolerant than most native trees. The long-term effectiveness of Chinese tallow control is an …
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Designing against habitat loss: Facilitating movement of the Louisiana black bear
… the greater ecological communities of the bottomland hardwood forests that it occupies, this thesis proposes a catalog of design interventions that facilitate (1) the connectivity of Louisiana black bear subpopulations, (2) climate-related migration of the subspecies, and (3) more amicable …
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HERBIVORY IMPACTS ON GROWTH AND SURVIVAL OF SEEDLINGS IN BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD FOREST RESTORATION SITES IN THE POST OAK SAVANNAH AND BLACKLAND PRAIRIE ECOREGIONS OF TEXAS, USA
<p>Interest in bottomland hardwood forests (BLHW) ecology and restoration has increased over the past 40 years. These communities aid in water quality improvement, streambank stabilization, and urban expansion mitigation. They also provide important habitat for many species of wildlife. Since the …
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Assessing the impact of greentree reservoir water management on red oak growth and anatomy in the lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley
Bottomland hardwood forests in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley have significantly diminished over the past two centuries due to land clearing and hydrologic alteration. To preserve migratory waterfowl habitat, greentree reservoirs (GTRs) were established, providing artificial flooding during …
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Energy, environment, and sustainability: a hierarchical analysis of south Louisiana
… Chapter 4 estimates the carbon storage of two bottomland hardwood forests located in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Carbon storage varied with microtopography. Carbon storage was greatest on drier ridge sites compared to swale sites. The forested area required to mitigate the 162,742 MT …
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NATURAL REGENERATION DYNAMICS AND SURVIVAL INFLUENCED BY ABIOTIC AND BIOTIC FACTORS IN A BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD FOREST
… biodiversity support, and aesthetic value. Bottomland hardwood forests, however, are threatened by invasive species, land loss/conversion, inconsistent or absence of harvesting disturbances, and altered hydrological patterns, leading to reduced success of desired, native species. This …
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An integrative approach to testing density effects in a migratory songbird, the Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
… in this population of Prothonotary Warblers. The bottomland hardwood forests and swamps of southern Illinois represent a very productive habitat type and the interference mechanism that appears to regulate songbirds in many other systems (i.e., density-dependent competition leading to food …
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Flood Processes, Forest Dynamics, and Disturbance In the Congaree River Floodplain, South Carolina
<p>Southeastern bottomland hardwood ecosystems thrive as a result of the biophysical linkages between the river and the floodplain. These ecosystems contain significant habitat heterogeneity and support rich diversity of species, but have been altered and manipulated by anthropogenic impacts. This …