The response of bark-gleaning birds and their prey to thinning and prescribed fire in eastside pine forests in northern California
Graduation Date
2006
Document Type
Thesis
Program
Other
Program
Thesis (M.S.)--Humboldt State University, Wildlife Management, 2006
Committee Chair Name
Steve Zack
Committee Chair Affiliation
HSU Faculty or Staff
Keywords
White-headed woodpecker, Food availability, Humboldt State University -- Theses -- Wildlife, Brown creeper, Foraging, White-breasted nuthatch, Thinning, Prescribed fire, Ponderosa pine
Abstract
I studied foraging responses of White-headed Woodpeckers (Picoides albolarvatus), Brown Creepers (Certhia americana) and White-breasted Nuthatches (Sitta carolinensis) to restoration efforts in eastside pine forest using mechanical thinning and prescribed fire in order to understand trophic relationships in these forests. I focused on the role of food availability and how changes in food availability might be caused by increased solar radiation in more open thinned stands, and on the reintroduction of disturbance, including fire, blowdown, and mechanical thinning. I also investigated the relationship between tree size, foraging behavior and prey availability.
Recommended Citation
Rall, Christopher James, "The response of bark-gleaning birds and their prey to thinning and prescribed fire in eastside pine forests in northern California" (2006). Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects. 2247.
https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/etd/2247
https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/theses/jm214r770