Impacts of marsh management on coastal-marsh bird habitats
Symposium held at USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, Maryland October 2002 PDF on file: 6654_Mitchell.pdf
By: L.R. Mitchell, S. Gabrey, P.P. Marra, and R.M. Erwin
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Abstract
The effects of habitat-management practices in coastal marshes have been poorly evaluated. We summarize the extant literature concerning whether these manipulations achieve their goals and the effects of these manipulations on target (i.e., waterfowl and waterfowl food plants) and non-target organisms (particularly coastal-marsh endemics). Although we focus on the effects of marsh management on birds, we also summarize the scant literature concerning the impacts of marsh manipulations on wildlife such as small mammals and invertebrates. We address three common forms of anthropogenic marsh disturbance: prescribed fire, structural marsh management, and open-marsh water management. We also address marsh perturbations by native and introduced vertebrates.
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Mitchell, L., Gabrey, S., Marra, P., Erwin, R., 2006, Impacts of marsh management on coastal-marsh bird habitats, chap. of Terrestrial vertebrates of tidal marshes: evolution, ecology, and conservation, p. 155-175.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Impacts of marsh management on coastal-marsh bird habitats |
| Year Published | 2006 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cooper Ornithological Society |
| Publisher location | Camarillo, CA |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 339 |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Other Government Series |
| Larger Work Title | Terrestrial vertebrates of tidal marshes: evolution, ecology, and conservation |
| First page | 155 |
| Last page | 175 |