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Assessing Impact Of Hurricane Rita On Habitat Red-Cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides Borealis) Clusters In Angelina National Forest, Texas, David Kulhavy, Jose Gonzales, Daniel Unger, I-Kuai Hung
Assessing Impact Of Hurricane Rita On Habitat Red-Cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides Borealis) Clusters In Angelina National Forest, Texas, David Kulhavy, Jose Gonzales, Daniel Unger, I-Kuai Hung
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Red-cockaded Woodpecker (RCW) habitat on the northern portion of the Angelina National Forest is composed primarily of loblolly and shortleaf pine with a significant hardwood component, especially in the midstory. Intensive management of RCW habitat in Angelina National Forest in Texas is a priority for this endangered species. The research inventoried downed timber in endangered red-cockaded woodpecker clusters on the Angelina National Forest in Texas following Hurricane Rita and utilized a geographic information system to analyze and display data to assess RCW habitat. In the Bannister Wildlife Management Unit of the Angelina National Forest, pine trees either uprooted or snapped …