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Avian Community Response To Fire In A Gambel Oak Woodland, Andreas Leidolf
Avian Community Response To Fire In A Gambel Oak Woodland, Andreas Leidolf
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
I assessed avian communities of Gam bel oak (Quercus gambelii) woodland and surrounding habitats at Camp W. G. Williams State Military Reservation , Utah, during summer of 1993-1998. I used point counts and incidental observations to compile an avian checklist. I observed 100 species, accounting for one third of all birds known from Utah. Overlap in species composition among habitats was considerable, yet each habitat supported a distinct complement of common species.
I compared bird species composition, abundance, richness, and diversity before and after fire in burned and unburned Gam bel oak woodland using point counts. I also investigated how …