Effects of Brush Control and Game-bird Management on Nongame Birds
Issue Date
1986-05-01Keywords
mimus polyglottosgame birds
birds
Zenaida macroura
Colinus virginianus
Prosopis glandulosa
population density
habitats
herbicides
game management
species
Texas
habitat improvement
rangelands
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Gruver, B. J., & Guthery, F. S. (1986). Effects of brush control and game-bird management on nongame birds. Journal of Range Management, 39(3), 251-253.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3899061Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
We observed the responses of nongame birds to brush suppression and habitat management for game birds in the Rolling Plains of Texas during 1981-1983. Data from line transects were used to describe density, species diversity, species richness, and equitability. We observed no difference in these variables between untreated sites and sites late sprayed with herbicides in 1969. The density of northern mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos) was lower on treated than untreated areas, but no other species were affected. Habitat management to favor mourning doves (Zenaida macroura) and bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) was associated with a 54% increase in combined density of nongame birds and a reduction in equitability. Species diversity and species richness were similar on managed and unmanaged sites. On our study area, past herbicide treatment of mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) and habitat management for game birds were compatible with nongame birds.Type
textArticle
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enISSN
0022-409Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2307/3899061