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Species Richness And Nesting Success Of Migrant Forest Birds In Natural River Corridors And Anthropogenic Woodlands In Southeastern South Dakota, Dale J. Gentry, David L. Swanson, Jay D. Carlisle

Intermountain Bird Observatory Publications and Presentations

Forest fragmentation is thought to be partially responsible for declines in many Neotropical migrant birds due to the combined effects of higher rates of brood parasitism and increased predation near forest edges. A majority of the forested habitat in the northern prairie region is found in riparian corridors, but this native habitat has been much reduced from its historical extent. However, additional woodland nesting habitat has been established within the last century in the form of isolated woodlots on farms. We compared abundance, species richness, and nesting success of migrant forest birds breeding in native riparian corridors and anthropogenic woodlots. …